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De Gruyter–Arendt Center
Lecture in Political Thinking

A lecture series honoring the legacy and thought of Hannah Arendt

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    Purpose
    The De Gruyter-Arendt Center Lecture in Political Thinking series aims to promote and foster the legacy of Hannah Arendt’s thought. A partnership between the Hannah Arendt Center (HAC) at Bard College and De Gruyter publishing, the lecture will be delivered annually by a prominent scholar. De Gruyter explicitly intends for the lecture series to be open to a broad approach to Arendt across the disciplines of not only philosophy and political theory but the humanities and social sciences more generally.
  • The Inaugural Lecture (2023):
    Linda Zerilli 
    The inaugural lecture was delivered by Professor Linda Zerilli, Charles E. Merriam Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science and the College at The University of Chicago. Her lecture, entitled “Arendt and the Problem of Political Persuasion,” took place on Thursday, March 2, 2023. Professor Zerilli’s lecture also served as the keynote address for a two-day interdisciplinary humanities conference, ‘Judgment, Pluralism, and Democracy: On the Desirability of Speaking with Others.’

    Read the press release here
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    Benefits for HAC Members
    As a Hannah Arendt Center Member you can receive a 50% discount on De Gruyter hardback editions and 20% discount on paperback editions from the Philosophy, Social Sciences and Cultural Studies lists. Review the eligible books and place your order here.  

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Award amount: $2,100.00 USD to cover all the costs related to the Lecture.

Selection: The Lecturer is selected by the HAC in consultation with previous Lecturers and De Gruyter.

Coordinator: Nicholas Dunn, Klemens von Klemperer Post Doctoral Fellow at Bard College. Contact him at [email protected]