DATES & TOPICS:
Week 1: 02/05/10 - Mesopotamia
Week 2: 02/12/10 - The Americas
Week 3: 02/19/10 - China
Week 4: 02/26/10 - Greece
Week 5: 03/05/10 - Rome

IDY-209-54
The Holocaust: A Study in Humanity
INSTRUCTOR: D. Bannon
LOCATION: Madison Hall, Room 105
TIME: 6:30 to 9 p.m.
DAY: Mondays

This mini-course series will explore the events leading up to the Holocaust, the climate that allowed for a “final solution,” the process of isolation of the victims, the role gender played and the contributing roles of perpetrators, bystanders and beneficiaries. We will attempt to answer the question, “What happened to humanity’s moral compass during the Holocaust?”

DATES & TOPICS:
Week 1: 02/01/10 - Preconditions to Genocide in Germany
Week 2: 02/08/10 - Ghettos and Concentration Camps
Week 3: 02/15/10 - The Final Solution
Week 4: 02/22/10 - Ever-changing Role of Women During the Holocaust
Week 5: 03/01/10 - Victims, Perpetrators, Bystanders, Rescuers and Beneficiaries

IDY-209-59
Hollywood and the American Presidency
INSTRUCTOR: R. Voldish
LOCATION: Madison Hall, Room 210
TIME: 6:30 to 9 p.m.
DAY: Mondays

The emphasis of this course will be upon issues and events of the term of five key Presidents, and will examine their lives and administrations, and how Hollywood largely shaped our perception of them. Participants will be encouraged to share their opinions of how accurate - or inaccurate - the film presentations are.

DATES & TOPICS:
Week 1: 02/01/10 -  Gore Vidal’s “Lincoln”(Sam Waterston)
Week 2: 02/08/10 - “Truman” (Gary Sinise)
Week 3: 02/15/10 - “13 Days” (Kevin Costner)
Week 4: 02/22/10 - “Nixon” (Anthony Hopkins)
Week 5: 03/01/10 - “The Reagans” ( James Brolin)

IDY-209-55
Introduction to Economics
INSTRUCTOR: P. Harris
LOCATION: Madison Hall, Room 105
TIME: 6:30 to 9 p.m.
DAY: Tuesdays

This course examines the economic principles that provide the foundation of the American form of Capitalism. The principles are divided into three categories: producing, consuming, and exchanging goods and services and how people make decisions and interact in these processes.

DATES & TOPICS:
Week 1: 02/02/10 - What is the Study of Economics?
Week 2: 02/09/10 - The Market System and the Circular Flow
Week 3: 02/16/10 - Demand, Supply and Market Equilibrium
Week 4: 02/23/10 - The United States Economy: The Private and Public Sectors
Week 5: 03/02/10 - The United States and the Global Economy

IDY-209-61
A Historical Examination of Minority Images in the U.S. Media
INSTRUCTOR: H. Amana
LOCATION: Madison Hall, Room 210
TIME: 6:30 to 9 p.m.
DAY: Tuesdays
DATES & TOPICS:

This course provides a historical examination of racial stereotypes and minority portrayals in the U.S. mass media and why many of these images will always be with us. Emphasis is on the portrayal of Native-Americans, African-Americans, Latino-Americans and Asian-Americans, with some attention to the ways in which these groups have, with varying successes and failures, fought those images. The instructor’s annotated bibliography of books, films and Web sites will be used to examine the complexity of these stereotypes.

Week 1: 02/02/10 - They Will Always Be With Us: Theatrical and Early Mass-Media Portrayals of “Indians,” “Negroes,” “Hispanics” and “Orientals”
Week 2: 02/09/10 - The “Indian” Conundrum: Expressing a 21st Century Identity without the Stereotypes
Week 3: 02/16/10 - The “Double Consciousness” Trap: A History of African-American Attempts to Change Their Image in Mass Media
Week 4: 02/23/10 - From “Greasers” to Latin Lovers, Good Neighbors and Illegal Aliens
Week 5: 03/02/10 - From “Yellow Peril” to “Model Minority” and Back Again: The Contradictions Inherent in Defining Asian-American Imagery in U.S. Media

IDY-209-56
Hitler: A Study in Tyranny - CANCELED
INSTRUCTOR: A. Angus-Smith
LOCATION: Madison Hall, Room 105
TIME: 6:30 to 9 p.m.
DAY: Wednesdays

This mini-course will examine the path that lead Adolph Hitler to be known as one of the world’s most evil minds, from his childhood until his suicidal death at the age of 56.

DATES & TOPICS:
Week 1: 02/03/10 - The Child
Week 2: 02/10/10 - The Soldier
Week 3: 02/17/10 - The Politician
Week 4: 02/24/10 - The Statesman
Week 5: 03/03/10 - The Warlord and Perpetrator of Genocide

IDY-209-58
War, Conflict and Imperialism in the Industrial Age
INSTRUCTOR: J. Wojie
LOCATION: Madison Hall, Room 105
TIME: 6:30 to 9 p.m.
DAY: Fridays

From Jack the Ripper to Adolph Hitler, we will explore the most substantial figures, trends, and movements of the 19th and 20th centuries. Beginning with industrial processes and global imperialism, we will investigate how worldwide conflict, economic depression, and the radicalization of war-numbed and desperate societies culminated in fascist racial ideology, WWII, and ultimately: the Holocaust.

DATES & TOPICS:
Week 1: 02/05/10 - Industrial Revolution
Week 2: 02/12/10 - Imperialism
Week 3: 02/19/10 - World War I
Week 4: 02/26/10 - Depression and Fascist Politics
Week 5: 03/05/10 - World War II

IDY-209-57
Yankee Doodle and American Culture
INSTRUCTOR: M. Flynn
LOCATION: Madison Hall, Room 210
TIME: 6:30 to 9 p.m.
DAY: Thursdays

This mini-course will look at the significance of “Yankee Doodle” and its role in American society. It will begin with the song’s origin and then focus on how influential this marching tune has been to our culture and society throughout American history.

DATES & TOPICS:
Week 1: 02/04/10 - The Origins of Yankee Doodle
Week 2: 02/11/10 - Yankee Doodle and the American Revolution
Week 3: 02/18/10 - Yankee Doodle - A Political Tool
Week 4: 02/25/10 - Yankee Doodle, A New Era
Week 5: 03/04/10 - As American as Apple Pie

SECOND MINI-SEMESTER: March 22 to May 7, 2010

IDY-209-62
Literature from the Great War to the Great Depression
INSTRUCTOR: R. Lorenzi
LOCATION: Madison Hall, Room 105
TIME: 1 to 3:30 p.m.
DAY: Wednesdays

The workshop will have discussions of how the Great War alienated young American writers to literature that was produced in the U.S. during the Great Depression.

DATES & TOPICS:
Week 1: 03/24/10 - Alienated American Writers (The Lost Generation): A Discussion of Two Pre-Depression Novels; “The Great Gatsby” and “The Sun Also Rises”
Week 2: 03/31/10 - John Dos Passos “U.S.A. Trilogy” with Emphasis on “The Big Money”
Week 3: 04/07/10 - The Great Depression and Farmers (The Dust Bowl): “Now in November” and “The Grapes of Wrath”
Week 4: 04/14/10 - The Plight of the Itinerant Farm Laborers: “Their Eyes Were Watching God” and “In Dubious Battle”
Week 5: 04/21/10 - Drama During the Great Depression: “The Iceman Cometh”

IDY-209-64
Tales of the Strange and Horrible
INSTRUCTOR: R. Lorenzi
LOCATION: Madison Hall, Room 105
TIME: 6:30 to 9 p.m.
DAY: Mondays

Since the beginning of time, people have been fascinated with ghosts, monsters and things that go bump in the night. this mini-course examines some of the timeless works of writers who captivated us with their strange and mysterious tales.

DATES & TOPICS:
Week 1: 03/22/10 - Shakespeare’s Ghosts
Week 2: 03/29/10 - Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Week 3: 04/05/10 - Grotesque Tales of Edgar Allen Poe
Week 4: 04/12/10 - Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Week 5: 04/19/10 - The Salem Witch Craze

IDY-209-68
The Protestant Reformation (1500–1650)
INSTRUCTOR: J. Block
LOCATION: Madison Hall, Room 210
TIME: 6:30 to 9 p.m.
DAY: Mondays

Christian beliefs and practices were tightly woven into the political, cultural and social fabric of the 16th century. This mini-course will explore the big picture of Medieval Christianity on the eve of the Reformation and humanity’s focus on anxiety and sin. Our goal will be to understand the historical ramifications of the Reformation on today’s culture.

DATES & TOPICS:
Week 1: 03/22/10 - The Big Picture
Week 2: 03/29/10 - Germany and the Theology of Martin Luther
Week 3: 04/05/10 - Zurich and Huldrych Zwingli
Week 4: 04/12/10 - Geneva and John Calvin
Week 5: 04/19/10 - The Impact of Reformation

IDY-209-65
Environmental Crisis: Hawaii A Case Study
INSTRUCTOR: M. Hageman
LOCATION: Madison Hall, Room 105
TIME: 6:30 to 9 p.m.
DAY: Tuesdays

The course will examine the exploration of the “Hotspot of the Pacific” to assess the environmental impact of visitors and settlers - Polynesians, whalers, traders and tourists of the Islands of Hawai’i. Species both brought and taken have affected the once-vast endemic population of the islands and surrounding ocean.

DATES & TOPICS:
Week 1: 03/23/10 - Hawai’i: the Way It Was
Week 2: 04/06/10 - Aloha Aina: a Love of the Land Hawai’ian Style
Week 3: 04/13/10 - Exploration, Exploitation and Ethnicity
                                Infusion of the Hawai’ian Lands
Week 4: 04/20/10 - Sea Talk – from Pristine to Polluted
Week 5: 04/27/10 - The Struggle to Recover

IDY-209-69
Ancient Egyptian Gods, Mummies and Monuments
INSTRUCTOR: J. Pesda
LOCATION: Madison Hall, Room 210
TIME: 6:30 to 9 p.m.
DAY: Tuesdays

The course will survey ancient Egyptian history from 3000 BCE to 30 BCE.

DATES & TOPICS:
Week 1: 03/23/10 - Origins of the Civilization to the End of the Old Kingdom
Week 2: 04/06/10 - Egyptian Religion, Art, Architecture and Burial Practices
Week 3: 04/13/10 - First Intermediate Period to the End of the Middle Kingdom
Week 4: 04/20/10 - Rise of the New Kingdom and the Religious Revolution:
        Hatshepsut, Akhenaten, Tutankhamun
Week 5: 04/27/10 - Ramses II to the End of New Kingdom

IDY-209-72
Understanding Special Education Services in New Jersey
INSTRUCTOR: A. Ford
LOCATION: Madison Hall, Room 105
TIME: 6:30 to 9 p.m.
DAY: Wednesdays

This course will review in detail the special education process from referral to classification in accordance with New Jersey State Law - Title 6A:14. Parents and teachers will have an opportunity to review and discuss all aspects of this process.

DATES & TOPICS:
Week 1: 03/24/10 - The Referral Process
Week 2: 03/31/10 - The Evaluation Process
Week 3: 04/07/10 - A Review of Special Education Classifications
Week 4: 04/14/10 - Individualized Educational Plan
Week 5: 04/21/10 - Parental Rights

IDY-209-67
Economics: Topics Currently in the Media
INSTRUCTOR: P. Harris
LOCATION: Madison Hall, Room 105
TIME: 6:30 to 9 p.m.
DAY: Thursdays

Participants will explore and examine selected economic topics and issues that are currently being debated and discussed in the media.

DATES & TOPICS:
Week 1: 03/25/10 - Measuring Domestic Output and National Income (Gross Domestic
                                Product)
Week 2: 04/01/10 - Business Cycles, Unemployment and Inflation
Week 3: 04/08/10 - Income Inequality, Poverty and Discrimination
Week 4: 04/15/10 - Immigration
Week 5: 04/22/10 - Healthcare

IDY-209-70
Rod Sterling's "The Twilight Zone" and Contemporary Social Issues
INSTRUCTOR: J. Carney-Waterton, Esq.
LOCATION: Madison Hall, Room 210
TIME: 6:30 to 9 p.m.
DAY: Thursdays

In 1959, Rod Serling introduced Americans to another “dimension” of television known simply as the “Twilight Zone.” While it was rather commonplace to address current moral and social issues in television and film, Serling’s work is considered groundbreaking in that it did so using solely science fiction as a context and presenting what would still be considered today progressive and controversial topics.

DATES & TOPICS:

Week 1: 03/25/10 - I am the Night - Color me Black/Twilight Zone: the Movie(Segment I) Unexplored Concepts of Racial Ignorance vs. Racism, Micro-aggression & Post Racialism]
Week 2: 04/01/10 - The Invaders/Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up-National/
                                Social Pluralism vs. Patriotism and the Question of True Diversity
Week 3: 04/08/10 - Nothing in the Dark/Kick the Can/The Trade-Ins: Aging, Death and
                                Dying in a time of Medical Advance
Week 4: 04/15/10 - Number 12 Looks Just Like You/Eye of the Beholder/The Masks -                                The Continuing Evolution of the Body Aesthetic and Its Impact on
                               Society
Week 5: 04/22/10 - The Monsters Are on Maple Street /The Shelter/It’s a Good Life –
                                Community vs. Individualism in the Age of “Big Brother.”

IDY-209-71
The Environmental Debate
INSTRUCTOR: J. Okun
LOCATION: William G. Rohrer Center
1889 Rt. 70 East, Room 106A
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003-2013
TIME: 9:30 to Noon
DAY: Saturday mornings

This workshop will explore varied and spectacular locations throughout the United States and beyond--Alaska, the Sierra Nevadas, the Grand Canyon, rainforests of Cameroon, Iceland--- as we seek solutions to environmental conflicts worldwide. Through Power Point presentations, DVDs, and a lively exchange of ideas, we will investigate many of the environmental issues and challenges which we face as a global community.

DATES & TOPICS:
Week 1: 02/06/10 - Enlightened About Energy!
Week 2: 02/13/10 - Energy-The Alternatives
Week 3: 02/20/10 - Population, Development and the Environment
Week 4: 02/27/10 - The Dirt on Agriculture
Week 5: 03/06/10 - Humans and Wilderness

SPRING 13/15 WEEK COURSE OFFERINGS

HIS-127-52
Topics in American History
15-Week Course
INSTRUCTOR: J. Pesda
TIME: 6 to 8:30 p.m.
DAY: Wednesday evenings
DATES: 01/20/10 to 05/05/10
LOCATION: Madison Hall, Room 210

This 15-week course will run from January 20, 2010 through May 5, 2010. The course will cover topics of American History including the Great Depression. Participants in this course will also attend the lectures offered this spring through the Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility entitled “America’s Great Depression: A Social and Cultural History.”

NOTE: Registration for this 15-week course covers your registration to the lectures and you will not need to register for the lecture series itself. On the night of lectures, you will meet for class at 7 p.m. inside Civic hall in the Connector Building. For more information on these lectures, visit our Web site: www.camdencc.edu/civiccenter/lectures.htm

HIS-150-D66
Topics in History: The Holocaust
13-Week Course
INSTRUCTOR: R. Aupperle
TIME: 6 to 8:55 p.m.
DAY: Thursday evenings
DATES: 02/03/10 to 05/11/10
LOCATION: William G. Rohrer Center, Room 110, Cherry Hill, NJ

This 13-week course will examine the historical aspects of the Holocaust through literature or film mediums. This course will begin on February 3, 2010 through May 11, 2010.

NOTE: Registration for the 15/13–week courses should be made prior to the beginning of the course. Late entry to the course will be at the instructor’s discretion.