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The Lonely Life of Hollywood: A Journey Through the Hollywood Maze
Karen Rosenfelt ’80 is a producer based at 20th Century Fox, where she is executive producing Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip. While at Fox, she has also produced Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monster…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/lonely-life-of-hollywood-journey-through-hollywood-mazeMaking Human Rights a Reality
Emilie M. Hafner-Burton is the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of International Justice and Human Rights, director of the Laboratory on International Law and Regulation, and a joint professor for the depart…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/making-human-rights-realityThe 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…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/environment-of-childhood-povertyDreamland: America's Opiate Epidemic and How We Got To Where We Are
Sam Quinones' newest book reads like fiction, but unfortunately it is not. It's the true story of descent into opiate addiction and the sweeping resurgence of heroin from coast to coast.
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/dreamland-americas-opiate-epidemic-and-how-we-got-to-where-we-areSex, Lies and Politics in the Early Middle Ages
Yitzhak Hen will discuss the correspondence between Bishop Chrodobert of Tours and Bishop Importunus of Paris, which reveals a fascinating story of episcopal enmity, sex scandals, and political alliance in the Merovingi…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/sex-lies-and-politics-in-early-middle-agesThe 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-sciencesPolitics 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-others