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James Hankins
Lectures
Public lectures given at universities and other institutions.


Renaissance Humanism and the Modern Humanities
The Southeastern Consortium of Classical Educators, Thales College, August 2, 2025 In his plenary lecture at the Southeastern Consortium...


Why the Italian Renaissance Emerged
Ralston College, February 1, 2025 A pithy lecture on how the Italian Renaissance emerged from the ashes of the long and devastating thirteenth century – and a powerful parable for the opportunities embedded in the cultural decadence of our own day. The lecture was delivered at Ralston College's "Renewal and Renaissance" symposium, a panel of leading thinkers, artists, and writers. Other speakers included theologian James Orr, composer Samuel Andreyev, and classicst David But


The Tyranny of the Moderns
de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture, University of Notre Dame, November 11, 2017 In his keynote address at the 18th Annual Fall...
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