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What Turns Us Violent? Sacred Emergencies
As long as there have been recorded histories, humanity has engaged in violence. In this macabre mosaic that pits human against human, religion becomes a reoccurring justifier. While religion has been a force for genero…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/what-turns-us-violent-sacred-emergenciesUrgence(s) d’écrire – The Urgency to Write
Yanick Lahens, a prominent Haitian writer, is a celebrated author of novels, short stories, and essays for which she has received major literary prizes and international recognition, including the very prestigious Prix…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/urgences-d%C3%A9crire-%E2%80%93-urgency-to-writeThe Burmese Exception: Explaining Exits from Military Rule
Why do generals give up their political power? What factors determine their place under the new regime? What challenges do democracy advocates face in the wake of military rule? Following a discussion of these general q…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/burmese-exception-explaining-exits-from-military-ruleTaking the Measure of Xi's China
Xi Jinping is promoting a new development path as the US tries to pull away from its decades-long engagement policy. Will it work? Financial Times journalist Lucy Hornby will explore what Xi's new era means for China, a…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/taking-measure-of-xis-chinaThe Future of Work
The “Future of Work” event is a panel discussion that brings together leaders across sectors to discuss the ever-evolving workplace. With the growing adoption of advanced technologies (e.g., artificial intelligence), as…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/future-of-workUrgency in the Anthropocene
The narrative of the Anthropocene has been characterized by emergencies and exceptions from Australian bushfire to climate anxiety. Amanda Lynch, Lindemann Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies at Brown Unive…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/urgency-in-anthropoceneLiberal Arts and the Law – Panel Discussion
This panel discussion features four CMC alums, all humanities majors, who have gone on to a variety of successful careers in the law. After describing their backgrounds at CMC, the panelists will discuss a range of topi…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/liberal-arts-and-law-%E2%80%93-panel-discussionMeanwhile: Making California's Abolition Geographies
Ruth Wilson Gilmore, professor of earth & environmental sciences and director of the Center for Place, Culture, and Politics at the City University of New York Graduate Center and author of "Golden Gulag: Prisons, Surpl…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/meanwhile-making-californias-abolition-geographiesThe Imperative of NO: The Luxury of Patience
Christopher P. Bloomstran, CFA, president and chief investment officer of Semper Augustus Investments Group, will explore the reasons to not invest in a business. He will walk through a step-by-step process used to eith…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/imperative-of-no-luxury-of-patienceAmerica Should Fight Like a Girl
Why is America’s national security defined as securing our borders and buildings? What about the security of our values as a nation, the resiliency of our democratic republic? America's understanding of national securit…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/america-should-fight-like-girl