Episode 8: Humanities, at the center of a Jesuit education by This Ignatian Year

In this episode we speak with Dr. Martin Camper, Director of the Center for the Humanities and Associate Professor of Writing at Loyola University Maryland. Dr. Camper is the author of Arguing Over Texts: The Rhetoric of Interpretation and the recipient of the American Forensic Association's 2020 Daniel Rohrer Memorial Outstanding Research Award for the essay ""Enthymematic Free Space: The Efficacy of Anti-Stop-and-Frisk Arguments in the Face of Racial Prejudice," which he co-wrote with former student Zach Fechter. Dr. Camper is a beloved professor and colleague who helps keep the intellectual life at Loyola vibrant. In this conversation, we asked Dr. Camper why he chose to teach at a Jesuit university, what is the relationship between the Humanities and the spiritual life, and what are some of the challenges for the Humanities in today's higher education landscape. We hope you enjoy this episode!