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Sinister, Somber, Serene: How the Aesthetic Character of Places Shapes the Normative Landscape
Erich Hatala Matthes, professor of philosophy at Wellesley College, will explore ways that the aesthetic character of places—inviting, strange, threatening, familiar, comforting, creepy, seedy, sinister, somber, serene,…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/sinister-somber-serene-how-aesthetic-character-places-shapes-normative-landscapeThe Enlightened Omnivore: What Coyotes, Crows, and Backyard Chickens Taught Me About Modern Life
Steve Sabicer, food writer and former butcher shop owner, draws on a life lived across farms and cities, boardrooms and butcher blocks, to examine what modern humans have gained—and lost—in our relationship with food an…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/enlightened-omnivore-what-coyotes-crows-and-backyard-chickens-taught-me-about-modern-lifeThe Last Days of Genocidaires: Putin's Endgame in Historical Perspective
Award-winning Ukrainian journalist Anna Romandash will examine the question of “Putin’s endgame” through the lens of history and dynamic events today. Exploring the topic of how wars end considers not only the military…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/last-days-genocidaires-putins-endgame-historical-perspectiveToqueville’s Materialism
The subtle relationship between the ideas of freedom and equality is a central theme in Tocqueville's Democracy in America. Less appreciated are Tocqueville’s thoughts about the relationship between equality as an idea…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/toquevilles-materialismUS Foreign Policy in an Era of Great Power Politics
After World War II, the United States helped construct and lead an international order which prioritized state sovereignty, territorial integrity, non-intervention, and the peaceful resolution of disputes, with the aim…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/us-foreign-policy-era-great-power-politicsAre We Living Our Lives in a Funhouse Mirror?
Plato argued that theoretical reflection can lead us out of the metaphorical cave of a distorted understanding of reality up into a clear, undistorted understanding of what is real. Paul Hurley, professor of philosophy…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/are-we-living-our-lives-funhouse-mirrorGospel & Spirituals that Fueled the Civil Rights Movement
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., drew strength and inspiration from the powerful singing of the Black church. Spirituals, hymns, and gospel songs led by spirit-filled gospel singers, served as the driving force behind the C…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/gospel-spirituals-fueled-civil-rights-movementThe Musical Community of Andraé Crouch: A Gospel Music Legacy and Legend
Utilizing a mix of presentation, piano performance, and song, Stephen Newby, the Lev H. Prichard III Endowed Chair in the Study of Black Worship at Baylor University, will examine Andraé Crouch’s gospel music legacy thr…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/musical-community-andrae-crouch-gospel-music-legacy-and-legend“Now This is What I Paid For!”: Black Queer Expatriates in South America’s ‘Black Mecca’
While mainstream representations of queer migration often privilege North–South liberation narratives, Christina Carney’s project complicates such binaries by tracing how African American queer mobility participates in…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/now-what-i-paid-black-queer-expatriates-south-americas-black-meccaKings, Queens, and Jokers: American Political Trends for 2026 and Beyond
A senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, Henry Olsen '83 is a scholar of American politics. Focusing on how America’s political order is being upended by populist challenges from the left and the right, h…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/kings-queens-and-jokers-american-political-trends-2026-and-beyond