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"Frankenstein" and the Anxieties of Modernity
Jerrold E. Hogle, professor emeritus and University Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Arizona, is an expert in English Romantic literature, literary and cultural theory, and the many different form…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/frankenstein-and-anxieties-of-modernityArt as Transformation: Using Photography for Social Change
A 2015 MacArthur Genius Award recipient, Latoya Ruby Frazier will discuss how she has used photography to visually capture the consequences of postindustrial decline for disenfranchised communities and illustrate how ph…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/art-as-transformation-using-photography-for-social-changeThe AI Delusion
Arguably the computer revolution may be even more life-changing than the industrial revolution, and indeed many fear that super-intelligent machines will protect themselves by enslaving or even eliminating humans. Gary…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/ai-delusionBlack Professionals in a 'Post-Racial' Era
With technological advances, declining support for labor, and increasing income inequality, work has changed dramatically over the past half century. Adia Harvey Wingfield, professor of sociology at Washington Universit…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/black-professionals-in-post-racial-eraAgainst Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion
Empathy, generally viewed as a universally desired trait, is actually one of the leading motivators of inequality and immorality in society maintains Yale University professor of psychology Paul Bloom. A capricious and…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/against-empathy-case-for-rational-compassionAn Evening of Poetry with Richard Blanco
Whether speaking as the Cuban Blanco or the American Richard, the homebody or the world traveler, the shy boy or the openly gay man, the civil engineer or the civic-minded poet, presidential inaugural poet Richard Blanc…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/evening-of-poetry-with-richard-blancoThe Future and Past of Conservatism
As contradictory as it may sound, Jonah Goldberg of the American Enterprise Institute believes that the conservative movement is constantly changing. Maintaining that the Bush years changed conservatism in profound ways…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/future-and-past-of-conservatismLive From the Dumpster Fire: The Challenges of Journalism in the Trump Era
In an era of dwindling resources and increasing hostility towards the press, how does one cover a president and administration obsessed with alternative facts and dramatic twists, a populist base that will follow no mat…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/live-from-dumpster-fire-challenges-of-journalism-in-trump-eraLegalizing Marijuana: Lessons from Colorado
Five years after Colorado legalized recreational marijuana—with many other states taking its lead—data shows mixed effects in the state. While legalization has created jobs, spurred tourism, and raised millions in new t…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/legalizing-marijuana-lessons-from-coloradoHuman Rights Abuses and the Role of US Policy in the Middle East
Sarah Leah Whitson, executive director of the Middle East and North Africa Division at Human Rights Watch (HRW), will provide an analysis of current developments in the Middle East and how they tie into US foreign polic…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/human-rights-abuses-and-role-of-us-policy-in-middle-east