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You Might Go to Prison, Even Though You're Innocent
In his new book, You Might Go to Prison, Even Though You're Innocent, Justin Brooks, director and co-founder of the California Innocence Project, puts readers at the defense table by forcing us to consider how any of us…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/you-might-go-prison-even-though-youre-innocentGlobalization, R.I.P.?
The death of globalization has been greatly exaggerated over the past 15 years. But argues Daniel William Drezner, professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, the…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/globalization-ripAmerica and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth: One Reporter's Stories
Long-time journalist and author Sam Quinones’ latest book, The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth, deepens the story of our nation’s opioid epidemic to include the spread of mas…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/america-and-hope-time-fentanyl-and-meth-one-reporters-storiesDecline and Fall or Crises and Resilience? Lessons from the Western Roman Empire
Michele Renee Salzman, Distinguished Professor of History at the University of California, Riverside and author of The Falls of Rome: Crises, Resilience and Resurgence in Late Antiquity, will address why traditional exp…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/decline-and-fall-or-crises-and-resilience-lessons-western-roman-empire(Un)Knowing Inequality: A Critical Race Psychology Perspective on Engaging Systemic Racism
Phia Salter, associate professor of psychology at Davidson College, will discuss how what we collectively remember or forget about the historical past has social and psychological implications for contemporary race rela…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/unknowing-inequality-critical-race-psychology-perspective-engaging-systemic-racismChina's Party-State Capitalism
Lingling Wei, chief China correspondent of The Wall Street Journal and co-author of Superpower Showdown, will talk about how Xi Jinping is reshaping and ring-fencing China's economy amid heightened competition with the…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/chinas-party-state-capitalismMental Health and Film/TV Depictions
How can genres like comedy and horror be tools for depicting mental health? When should we strive to be accurate in our mental health depictions? When does creative license trump accuracy? What are the ethics of represe…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/mental-health-and-filmtv-depictionsVoices from Ukraine
For over nine months, the Russian military has prosecuted an unprovoked war against Ukraine, bombing cities, destroying critical infrastructure, and brutally occupying multiple regions of Ukraine. While the Ukrainian co…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/voices-ukraineExercising Soft Power: France in the United States
France and the United States share many values and ideals and have a long history as one another’s “oldest allies. Yet one cannot ignore the things have also divided them: an entrenched tradition of anti-Americanism in…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/exercising-soft-power-france-united-statesStory Of Us: Identity
The Kravis Lab's “Story of Us” Fellowship provides students with a reflective opportunity to unearth their own stories of strength, to identify their call to leadership on a cause, to connect with others through shared…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/story-us-identity