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How Knowledge of African Traditional Religions Created Pandemic Community
New York Times bestseller Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler invokes deities from traditional West African religion. The ability to recognize these deities and what they represent shifts understanding of survival an…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/how-knowledge-african-traditional-religions-created-pandemic-communityRace and Infrastructure in the Age of the Freeway
Eric Avila, professor of history, Chicana/o Studies and urban planning at UCLA, historian of Los Angeles and author of The Folklore of the Freeway: Race and Revolt in the Modernist City, will discuss the history of high…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/race-and-infrastructure-age-freewayReadings and Reflections: An Evening of Poetry with Louise Glück, Nobel Laureate
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2020 for her "unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal," Louise Glück is considered by many to be one of America’s most talented co…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/readings-and-reflections-evening-poetry-louise-gluck-nobel-laureateHumor, Seriously: Why Humor is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life
Work has changed. With digital transformation, remote work, stress and uncertainty, it's harder than ever to foster connection, joy, and well-being within teams and organizations. But research shows there’s hope in humo…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/humor-seriously-why-humor-secret-weapon-business-and-lifeThe Estrangement of Being Without a Name: Critical Race Theory, Constitutional Fidelity, and the Politics of Bad Faith
When the House of Representatives began its impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s abuse of presidential power, political commentators decried the country was in a “genuine” constitutional crisis. The claim emerged,…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/estrangement-being-without-name-critical-race-theory-constitutional-fidelity-and-politicsWhat QAnon and the Taliban Have in Common
Insurrections related to the rise of neo-nationalism are a global phenomenon. The mob attack on the capital on January 6 in Washington D.C. has some eerie parallels with the startling resurgence of the Taliban in August…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/what-qanon-and-taliban-have-commonOn Living in the Brown Space Between Black and White
Sameer Pandya, associate professor of Asian American Studies at U.C. Santa Barbara and author of the novel "Members Only" and the story collection "The Blind Writer", will use the historical and contemporary example of…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/living-brown-space-between-black-and-whitePast, Present & Future of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: A New Dawn for Mental Health and Neuroscience
Daniel Kelly, M.D. '82, a neurosurgeon and neuroscientist, will discuss the history, current state and future opportunities of psychedelic-assisted therapies for a wide spectrum of mental health, and other neuroscience…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/past-present-future-psychedelic-assisted-therapy-new-dawn-mental-health-and-neuroscienceThe Second Founding: An Introduction to the Fourteenth Amendment
In this talk, Ilan Wurman ‘09, associate professor of law at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University and author of "The Second Founding: An Introduction to the Fourteenth Amendment," will disc…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/second-founding-introduction-fourteenth-amendmentHow to Win Elections and Lose the Country
To paraphrase Friedrich Nietzsche, madness is rare in individuals—but in political parties it is the rule. From the very founding of our American political system, we have been less than sane when it comes to our politi…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/how-win-elections-and-lose-country