Word for Word
A Year Dedicated to Reading & Conversation
At Athina, we believe that everyone can benefit from the humanities. It is one of our guiding principles. History, literature, art, etc., reflect who we were in the past and where we are now. Much of our past programming has focused on history, but literature is also important. For this reason, 2025 will be dedicated to programming related to books.
Democracy in America Reading Club
Are you interested in diving deeper into American socio-historical political life? In 2025, Athina would like to create a deep reading group to discuss excerpts from Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America, originally published in 1835. Tocqueville’s seminal text allows readers to reflect on American culture and ideals as seen through the eyes of an outsider (Tocqueville was French). We’ve created a survey to gauge interest and availability.