Best Humanities Summer Camps 2025
The best Humanities summer camps taking place in summer 2025
Intensive English
Located in world-famous universities, these programmes are for enthusiastic students who want to accelerate their learning experience by putting their language skills into practice through varied learning styles and authentic workshops such as drama, debating and English literature.
English Plus Adventure
The English ‘Plus’ courses integrate the Bucksmore English syllabus with specialist workshops, pushing students out of their comfort zones. This unique experience allows them to pursue their passions while gaining a deeper understanding of a specific subject.
Repression, Subversion, Expression: Gender and Sexuality in British Literature
How have expressions of sexuality and gender in British literature been shaped by the social constraints of different periods? How have female authors navigated systems of patriarchy, and what has been the role of literature in confirming and subverting gender norms? And how are the rapid changes in approaches, attitudes, and practices around gender and sexuality since the 20th century reflected in contemporary British writing? This courses offers a unique and exciting opportunity to explore these questions and more, examining a wide range of British literature from various genres and periods thorugh the lens of gender and sexuality.
Oxford and the Rise of Fantasy
What inspired the emergence and flowering of the fantasy genre in the 20th and 21st century? Oxford - historic, beautiful, and timeless seat of learning - is closely associated with the genre. Towering figures of fantasy literature, J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, were both professors at the University of Oxford, and many more, like Diana Wynne Jones or Philip Pullman, were educated at Oxford or, like J. K. Rowling, influenced by its literary products and settings. Oxford and the Rise of Fantasy offers a unique opportunity to examine the fantasy genre from its earliest origins to the present day, exploring at each stage the influence of Oxford and its writers.
Psychology and Social Connection
What is the secret to a life well lived? People may accumulate wealth and success, and yet find themselves feeling lonely and unfulfilled – what’s missing? The empirical evidence is unusually clear: the most significant determinant in how happy, healthy, and long a life we lead is our social connection, that is, how connected we feel to other human beings. This exciting course spans several areas of psychology, including evolutionary, social, and clinical psychology, and the psychology of individual differences, to explore how and why humans choose social connection with others.
Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
How are we able to focus on one thing rather than something else? Why do we remember some things and forget others? What makes human beings intelligent? This course offers the opportunity to explore these questions and more through an introduction to Cognitive Psychology, a key area within Psychology which examines how the brain works.
PPE: Leadership in Business, Politics, and Beyond
Whether it is a politician guiding a nation through crisis, a visionary tech entrepreneur disrupting the global business landscape, or an inspirational activist campaigning for social justice, great leaders have the power to change the world. But what makes a great leader, and how do you become one?