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Revisiting the “Dark Ages” of Arabic Literature
The conventional account of Arabic literature in the 16th through 18th centuries is that it was repetitive, unoriginal, lacking vitality. Only in the 19th century, thanks to contacts with the West, did the spiral of con…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/revisiting-%E2%80%9Cdark-ages%E2%80%9D-of-arabic-literatureWhy Psychiatry Gave up on Freud and Embraced the Brain: What Really Happened and What Really Happened Next
In the 1980s, American psychiatry underwent a rapid pivot away from previously dominant psychoanalytic and social science perspectives and instead embraced an approach focused on drugs, biology, and the brain. The stand…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/why-psychiatry-gave-up-on-freud-and-embraced-brain-what-really-happened-and-what-reallyReading and Reflection: An Evening of Poetry with Jane Hirshfield
Described by The Washington Post as belonging “among the modern masters” and by The New York Times as “passionate and radiant,” award-winning poet Jane Hirshfield work ranges from the political, ecological, and scientif…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/reading-and-reflection-evening-of-poetry-with-jane-hirshfieldSupreme Court Matters: A Discussion of this Term's Landmark Cases
In a conversational format, Kimberly West-Faulcon and Eugene Volokh, professors of law at Loyola School of Law and UCLA School of Law respectively, will discuss some of the landmark cases in the Supreme Court docket thi…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/supreme-court-matters-discussion-of-this-terms-landmark-casesHow and Why Public Schools are (Still) Divided by Race
Nikole Hannah-Jones, a New York Times investigative journalist, MacArthur Award recipient, and lead-writer for The 1619 Project, has written extensively on the history of racism, school re-segregation, and the disarray…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/how-and-why-public-schools-are-still-divided-by-raceConstitutionalizing Black Inequality
Brown v. Board of Education is one of the most celebrated cases in United States constitutional history. In the popular imagination, the case marks a dichotomy between a “then”—a moment in which the Supreme Court consti…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/constitutionalizing-black-inequality(Event Cancelled) The #MeToo Movement: The Legacy of Black Women's Testimonials
CANCELED: Allyson Hobbs, director of African and African American Studies at Stanford and an associate professor of history at Stanford University, will explore themes from her upcoming book on the history of Black wome…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/event-cancelled-metoo-movement-legacy-of-black-womens-testimonialsLiving Machines: How the Next Tech Revolution Will Change Our Lives
A century ago, discoveries in physics came together with engineering to produce an array of revolutionizing new technologies which changed the world and the human experience. Today, says Susan Hockfield, former presiden…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/living-machines%C2%A0how-next-tech-revolution-will-change-our-livesHow to Think About The Development of Democracy Today
It is hard to be an optimist about democracy today. Indeed, many believe that democracy is in crisis, if not inevitable decline, and that "illiberal" democracies like Hungary or some form of authoritarianism, as exists…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/how-to-think-about-development-of-democracy-todayBrewing a Better World: How My Beer Career Turned Green!
In this keynote address, Hudson Moore ’06, global director of metal procurement & sustainability at Anheuser-Busch InBev, the leading global brewer of iconic brands including Budweiser, Stella Artois, and Michelob ULTRA…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/brewing-better-world-how-my-beer-career-turned-green