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Technology and the Rise of Great Powers: How Diffusion Shapes Economic Competition
Jeffrey Ding, professor of political science at George Washington University, is an expert on great power competition and cooperation in emerging technologies, the political economy of innovation, and China's scientific…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/technology-and-rise-great-powers-how-diffusion-shapes-economic-competitionArt as a Weapon for Change, Social Justice, Social Cohesion, and Reconciliation
“The love of theatre was infused in us… Things called the arts could also be used as a weapon for change,” recalls Tony-award winning actor, director, and playwright John Kani when he reflects on his youth under aparthe…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/art-weapon-change-social-justice-social-cohesion-and-reconciliationEugenics at the US-Mexico Border: A History
Isidro González, post-doctoral fellow and visiting professor of history at CMC, shares highlights of his research which explores histories and legacies of eugenic practices, methods, and data in the 20th-century U.S. So…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/eugenics-us-mexico-border-historyFrom Within a Campaka Flower: Ornamentation, Desire, and Distance at the Festival of Recitation at a South Indian Temple
Every December, many Vishnu temples across the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu celebrate a twenty-day festival of recitation. The festival commemorates the Tamil devotional poetry of a group of twelve poet-saints, the…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/within-campaka-flower-ornamentation-desire-and-distance-festival-recitation-south-indianSyria: What Now?
The unexpected fall of the Assad regime at a time that many observers believed it had survived Syria’s long and bloody civil war have raised questions about old assumptions and about both Syrian politics and the distrib…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/syria-what-nowAfghan Dreamers + Storytelling for Social Change
Award-winning journalist, filmmaker, author, and changemaker Beth Murphy has built her career on the belief that empathy fuels action—and that storytelling is one of the most powerful tools to inspire both. Her document…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/afghan-dreamers-storytelling-social-changeTackling Torture with the United Nations
How big a problem is torture? Are the right things being done to prevent it? Why does the United Nations appear at times to be so impotent in the face of it? Drawing on his ten plus years of experience as Chair of the U…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/tackling-torture-united-nationsCherished Belonging: The Healing Power of Love in Divided Times
In a world increasingly marked by division and discord, Jesuit priest Father Gregory Boyle offers a transformative vision of community and compassion. Over the past thirty years, Fr. Boyle has transformed tens of thousa…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/cherished-belonging-healing-power-love-divided-times50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus
Filmmaker and author Steven Pressman will screen and discuss his documentary film based on his book which tells the previously unknown story about an American couple who traveled into Nazi Germany and Nazi-occupied Vien…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/50-children-rescue-mission-mr-and-mrs-krausThe War on Drugs: An American Tragedy
David Farber, distinguished professor of history at the University of Kansas, author of Crack and editor of The War on Drugs, explores the tragic consequences of Richard Nixon's 1971 declaration of a war on drugs. Looki…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/war-drugs-american-tragedy