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June 15-21, 2008Summer Residential Program Application [PDF]
Hiphop Literacies
Sponsored by:
The Ohio State University
Department of African American and African Studies Community Extension Center
Purpose
The purpose of the Summer Residential Program is to help students develop the critical thinking skills necessary for success in high school, higher education, and beyond. By focusing on aspects of the African American experience both locally and abroad, program participants will gain an understanding of how the social, economic, political, and moral implications of blackness affect the lives of all Americans. A central theme provides focus and direction for program readings, discussion and research. In addition, students will have an opportunity to develop familiarity and proficiency in the use of computer technology, and individual writing skills will be emphasized throughout. The residential aspect of the program allows students to experience life on a college campus.
The Program
Hiphop Literacies is the theme for this year's program. Hiphop is the most recent instantiation of African American oral, music and performance tradition of resistance arts. Hiphop refers to urban/youth popular music and culture that began in the early 1970s. Hiphop is now practiced worldwide with youth from around the globe adapting aesthetic principals derived from African American and Black diasporic resistance practices. During the week students will examine Hiphop's history, performance patterns, imagery, language, politics, and male-female relations, as well as how students experience Hiphop in their everyday lives. Students will create a final project that mixes their research with rap poetry, visual imagery and critical reflection on Hiphop in their lives.
Classroom instruction this component will be taught by Dr. Elaine Richardson, Professor of Literacy Studies in the College of Education and Human Ecology at OSU.
Research/technology will be instructed by Mr. Marvin Mitchell, the Extension Center's technology coordinator; he will help students develop and refine computer literacy skills and will expose them to research engines available on line and in print.
Enrichment activities will vary and will include programs that allow the students to experience first hand the culture of The Ohio State University and various kinds of learning activities outside the classroom. All materials for this program will be provided by the African American and African Studies Community Extension Center.
Eligibility
Students may be 2008 graduates or entering grades eleven or twelve in the fall of 2008. Each student must submit a brief statement stating why he or she is interested in attending the program. Applications should be postmarked no later than April 11, 2008. Students will receive notice of their acceptance the week of April 28, 2008. Parents/Guardians will be required to provide medical information and releases upon their child's acceptance into the program. Please note that space is limited. Therefore, early registration is encouraged.
Accommodations
Students will arrive on Sunday, June 15, and depart on Saturday, June 21. Students will be housed in one of OSU's residence halls. All meals will be provided.
Cost and Deadlines
The cost of the program is $600 per student.—some scholarships through the department and I Know I Can are available.
***Students in Columbus Public Schools are encouraged to apply to I Know I Can for funding. Please visit http://www.iknowican.org/ or see your guidance counselor for more details.
For additional information download an application [PDF] or
Contact:
Carla Wilks
614.292.3922
Past Courses
2006 Summer Residential Program: Black Images: Sports and Race in American Culture
During June 2006 the Community Extension Center welcomed six high school students from Columbus East, Columbus Independence, Cleveland Heights, and Dublin Scioto High Schools to its Summer Residential Program. The focus for the 2006 program was the study of Black Images: Sports and Race in American Culture.
