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HATE: Why We Should Resist it With Free Speech, Not Censorship
We live in an era in which offensive speech is on the rise. Given its potential for harm, should this speech be banned? Nadine Strossen, professor of law at NYU School of Law and former president of the ACLU, dispels th…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/hate-why-we-should-resist-it-with-free-speech-not-censorshipModern Time, Classical Time, and Cosmic Time in the Progress of Théodore Géricault
From the moment of his journey to Rome in 1816, the young outsider Théodore Géricault—the most meteoric talent of Romantic painting—underwent dramatic transformations as an artist, under both the stimulus of ancient rem…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/modern-time-classical-time-and-cosmic-time-in-progress-of-th%C3%A9odore-g%C3%A9ricaultWagnerian Modernism
In 1861, Charles Baudelaire published an essay entitled “Richard Wagner and Tannhäuser in Paris,” setting in motion a singular chapter in cultural history: the international, cross-disciplinary phenomenon known as Wagne…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/wagnerian-modernismThe Billboard and the Icon
Obsessed with public space, celebrated artist Ellsworth Kelly wrote that he wanted to see all the art he had done “much larger” and that his paintings should “stand up outside as billboards or a kind of modern icon.” Bi…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/billboard-and-iconThe Declaration of Independence: Lessons for Citizenship in Challenging Times
Thanks to the opportunity to teach the Declaration of Independence to low-income night school students in Chicago, Danielle Allen, James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University and director of Harvard’s…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/declaration-of-independence-lessons-for-citizenship-in-challenging-timesIs the Problem of Freedom of Speech Soluble?
Freedom of speech, especially on campuses, is again a subject of intense discussion and debate. Complicating the discord, according to Michael Zuckert, professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, is…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/is-problem-of-freedom-of-speech-solubleIs Nothing Private Anymore? Consenting to Government Searches and Sharing Information
Eve Brank, associate professor of psychology and director of the Center on Children, Families, and the Law at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, will highlight legal and psychological issues important in 4th Amendment…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/is-nothing-private-anymore-consenting-to-government-searches-and-sharing-informationHuman 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-eastInternational Law is More American than Partisan (or it used to be)
Participating in international law is an act of sovereignty, not a relinquishment of it. Barbara Koremenos, professor of political science at the University of Michigan, will argue that across the areas of economics, se…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/international-law-is-more-american-than-partisan-or-it-used-to-beHow to make the outdoors radically accessible to all?
With record numbers of people from varying demographics and backgrounds finding ways to connect to the outdoors, Grace Anderson, outdoor educator at GirlVentures and National Outdoor Leadership Schools, will discuss how…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/how-to-make-outdoors-radically-accessible-to-all