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History of the Caribbean/Writing from History
Winner of the 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction, Marlon James explores Jamaican history through the perspectives of multiple narrators and genres in his Booker Prize award winning novel, A History of Seven Killings.
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/history-of-caribbeanwriting-from-historyPolitics on Campus—Yes and No
Campus life can be hard enough. Do we really need to be embroiled in politics? Jay Nordlinger, senior editor at National Review, will discuss the ins and outs of being political, and apolitical, on campus.
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/politics-on-campus%E2%80%94yes-and-noSenior Voice Recital: Works of Bach, Schubert, Barber, and others
An evening of solo vocal works, from Baroque opera to present-day musical theater, performed by graduating CMCer Grace Stewart.
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/senior-voice-recital-works-of-bach-schubert-barber-and-othersLeading Intelligence Analysis
Retired senior intelligence officer Fran Moore will discuss the challenges of leading analysis and producing insights to support the President and US policymakers as they formulate foreign policy and cope with national…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/leading-intelligence-analysisIslam and the Humanities & Islam and the Liberal Arts
The teaching and researching of Islam has morphed considerably in the last 15 years. Professors Tariq al-Jamil and Kambiz GhaneaBassiri '94 will discuss emerging challenges in the teaching of Islam, including how the cu…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/islam-and-humanities-islam-and-liberal-artsThe Disbelievers – Political Behavior when Data and Personal Experience Conflict
Perhaps the most used word in political circles in 2016 was “rigged." Indeed, poll results show that significant numbers of Americans believe that the system is so broken that they no longer accept many “facts” as being…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/disbelievers-political-behavior-when-data-and-personal-experience-conflictEnforcing Laws, Maintaining Order: Policing in the U.S.
A professor of philosophy at Vanderbilt University, Lucius T. Outlaw, Jr.'s teaching and scholarship include social and political philosophy with particular interest in African-American philosophy and race in socio-poli…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/enforcing-laws-maintaining-order-policing-in-usArabic Classical Traditions in the History of the Exact Sciences
Nader El-Bizri will examine some principal aspects of the Arabic classical traditions in the history of the exact sciences, while also addressing the subsequent transmission and reception of Arabic science within the Eu…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/arabic-classical-traditions-in-history-of-exact-sciencesRacial Disparity in the Criminal Justice Court System
Phyllis Morris-Green, the public defender for San Bernardino County, will examine how implicit bias can affect jury selection, negotiations, and sentencing in the criminal justice system.
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/racial-disparity-in-criminal-justice-court-systemThe Environment of Childhood Poverty
Most would agree that poverty is bad for children; less clear is why. Gary Evans' work suggests that one reason for the adverse developmental implications of childhood poverty is exposure to an accumulation of physical…
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