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Oslo: 25 Years Later
In 1993 Israeli and Palestinian leaders signed a Declaration of Principles, referred as the Oslo Accords, that were intended to provide the framework for further negotiations and actions that would produce a final resol…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/oslo-25-years-laterPolitical Polarization’s Challenge to the Constitution
Since the American founding, broad agreement on the republican principles embodied in the Constitution has been a necessary condition for constructive policy debate. But what if the broad consensus over the Constitution…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/political-polarizations-challenge-to-constitutionResources for Study Abroad
Cultural Issues and Re-Entry Culture Matters: The Peace Corps Cross-Cultural Workbook Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs: Adjusting to a New Culture Middlebury: Returning Home SIT: After Study Abroad Life Afte…
https://www.cmc.edu/study-abroad/resources-for-study-abroadWomen in India: A ‘Progressive’ View from Bollywood—Screening and Discussion of QUEEN
QUEEN, directed by Vikas Bahl, is a commentary on the mores of Indian middle-class families who assume that girls will be shy, get married, be happy ever after. That is until the marriage part falls apart. While awarded…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/women-in-india-%E2%80%98progressive%E2%80%99-view-from-bollywood%E2%80%94screening-and-discussion-of-queenGeNtry!fication: OR THE SCENE OF THE CRIME
Poet and graphic designer Chaun Webster draws from an interest in the work of sign in graffiti, the layering of collage, and the visuality of text. These methods are used in Webster’s work to investigate race—specifical…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/gentryfication-or-scene-of-crimeLawyers and Law in India: A View from Bollywood—Screening and Discussion of JOLLY L.L.B.
While Indian (Bollywood) movies typically show courts as unreal and dramatic, Jolly L.L.B. (2013), directed by Subhash Kapoor, is a satirical rendition of the reality of courtroom procedure in India, as well as on big m…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/lawyers-and-law-in-india-view-from-bollywood%E2%80%94screening-and-discussion-of-jolly-llbThe Supreme Court and Beyond: What's Next in the Legal World?
With recent groundbreaking decisions at the Supreme Court, turmoil in the confirmation process, sea change in the composition of the Court, there is much to discuss about the Supreme Court and other important legal matt…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/supreme-court-and-beyond-whats-next-in-legal-worldHow to walk 2000 miles
With a mix of storytelling, how-to tips, and gear show-and-tell, record-holding hiker and award-winning author Liz Thomas ’07 shares lessons from 17,000 miles in the mountains. Honoring the 50th anniversary of the Natio…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/how-to-walk-2000-milesDeveloping a Passion for Mathematics
Ask a mathematician about what mathematics is and they will use words like beauty and creativity. Ask a student about what mathematics is and they will have a very different view. Mathematics, asserts CMC mathematics pr…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/developing-passion-for-mathematicsIntimate Violence: Anti-Jewish Pogroms on the Eve of the Holocaust
Why do pogroms occur in some localities and not in others? Jeffrey S. Kopstein, professor and chair of political science at University of California, Irvine examines a particularly brutal wave of violence that occurred…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/intimate-violence-anti-jewish-pogroms-on-eve-of-holocaust