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20th Century
In this reading- and
writing-intensive course, students have the opportunity to study the
contemporary period in depth, learning about major issues in twentieth-century
culture and politics as they took shape in the United States, Europe, and the
world at large. This course introduces students to interdisciplinary study in
the humanities, especially the study of literature, criticism, popular culture,
art, history, and film. Writers who have been studied in this course have
included: T. S. Eliot, Earnest Hemmingway, Adrienne Rich, W.E.B. DuBois, Toni
Morrison, Frank O'Hara, Virginia Woolf, and Tony Kushner. The class exposes
students to college-level concepts, subject matter such as modernism and
post-modernism, and principles of analysis and research for writing in and about
the humanities. In addition to shorter writing assignments, the course
culminates in a research essay for which the students have access to the
resources of the Stanford University library and the Cantor Art Center. This
essay is designed to hone a variety of skills, including critical analysis and
argumentation as well as the ability to conduct research and to integrate
sources into an essay; moreover, the essay aims to strengthen the students as
writers of clear and crafted prose. The class will likely include one or two
field trips to Bay Area museums.
Session 2 (July 14 - August 2)
Prerequisite(s): Completion of one year of English. Completion of
one high-school level history course.
Age and grade requirements: 9th, 10th or 11th
grade in Spring 2008, and age 14 - 17 on July 14, 2008.
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Contemporary Art
In this writing-intensive course,
students investigate an in-depth approach to recent developments in the visual
arts, taking advantage of the rich resources available at Stanford and around
the Bay Area. This course introduces students to the fundamentals of analyzing
and writing about culturally significant objects, films, and images. It also
introduces subjects that are not often taught at the high-school level,
including the artistic practices of Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Minimalism,
Conceptualism, Video Art, and debates about the globalization of art that are
taking place today. Throughout, the course focuses on building critical and
analytical skills, challenging students to question assumptions about visual
experience in the world we live in, and introducing the basic tools of
scholarship in art history and the humanities. The class will incorporate
on-site discussions at Stanford's Cantor Arts Center, the San Francisco Museum
of Modern Art, and local galleries showing contemporary art. It aims to provide
a critical approach to thinking and writing about the most important tendencies
in the art of our lifetime.
Session 2 (July 14 - August 2)
Prerequisite(s): Completion of one year of english.
Age and grade requirements: 8th, 9th or 10th
grade in Spring 2008, and age 13 - 16 on July 14, 2008.
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Renaissance Era
In this reading- and
writing-intensive course, students explore college-level topics in the
Renaissance, with a focus on European poetry, fiction, and drama, including
excerpts from Dante, Machiavelli, Shakespeare, and Milton, as well as many
others. As a way of contextualizing the rich literary heritage of the
Renaissance, the course will also explore the art and architecture of this era.
During the course, students will complete several short critical analysis essays
designed to help them become sharper readers and also more creative and elegant
analytical writers. The second half of the class features a longer research
assignment designed to hone students' research skills and to deepen their
ability to evaluate and integrate sources into their writing, for which the
students have access to the resources of the Stanford University library. The
class will introduce students to the advanced principles of humanist
methodologies and will likely include one or two field trips either to Bay Area
art museums or to see a performance at a Bay Area venue.
Session 1 (June 22 - July 11)
Prerequisite(s): Completion of one year of English.
Age and grade requirements: 8th, 9th or 10th
grade in Spring 2008, and age 13 - 16 on June 22, 2008.
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Classical Era
In this reading- and
writing-intensive course, students explore college-level topics in the classical
period. As an introduction to a vast and often mysterious era of human culture
and history, this class emphasizes classical Greek and Asian literature. The
first two weeks of the class will focus on many influential works from the
classical era including selections from Homer's Odyssey, Virgil's Aeneid, Ovid's
Metamorphoses, and Plutarch's Lives. During the second week of the course,
possible selections from classical Asian may include a survey of foundational
texts from Indian, Islamic, and Japanese traditions, including the Bhagavad Gita,
the Qur'an, and the Bushido Shoshinshu. During the course, students complete
several short critical analysis essays designed to help them become sharper
readers and also more creative and elegant analytical writers. The second half
of the class features a longer research assignment designed to hone students'
research skills and to deepen their ability to evaluate and integrate sources
into their writing, for which the students have access to the resources of the
Stanford University library. The class will introduce students to the advanced
principles of humanist methodologies and will likely include one or two field
trips either to Bay Area art museums or to see a performance at a Bay Area
venue.
Session 1 (June 22 - July 11)
Prerequisite(s): Completion of one year of English.
Age and grade requirements: 9th, 10th or 11th
grade in Spring 2008, and age 14 - 17 on June 22, 2008.
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