A Conference in Honor of James Hankins

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Na konferenciji u čast povjesničara Jamesa Hankinsa koja će se 13. i 14. veljače 2026. održati na Harvardovom sveučilištu u SAD-u sudjelovat će i Luka Špoljarić sa Sveučilišta u Zagrebu.

Date and Time

February 13 – February 14, 2026

02:30PM – 12:00PM EST

Location

History Department Conference Room, Robinson Hall, Harvard University and on Zoom

Image: Giorgio Vasari, Six Tuscan Poets (c. 1544). Oil on panel. Minneapolis Institute of Art. Detail.

A Conference in Honor of James Hankins
Organized by David Lines and Ann Blair
13–14 February 2026
 

This is a hybrid event. In-person attendance at Robinson Hall (History Department Conference Room) is open to all without registration. To join via Zoom, please register here.

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Friday, 13 February

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2:30 Introduction (Dan Smail, chair of History Department)
 

Chair: Eric Nelson

  • 2:45 Daniel Stein Kokin
    Moses and the (Other) Ancient Lawgivers: Tracing a Renaissance Trope
  • 3:05 Luka Špoljarić
    Enea Silvio Piccolomini’s Europe of Nations in Context
  • 3:25 Justin Stover
    Early Renaissance Historiography, Matoci to Bruni
  • 3:45 Discussion

4:00 Break

Chair: Hannah Marcus

  • 4:30 David Lines
    Ulisse Aldrovandi’s Manuscript Lectures
  • 4:50 Stuart McManus
    Teaching Chinese in late Renaissance Oxford (via Zoom)
  • 5:10 Liz Mellyn
    Comments/Reminiscences
  • 5:20 Evan MacCarthy
    Comments/Reminiscences
  • 5:30 Discussion

5:45 End

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Saturday, 14 February

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Chair: Christopher Celenza

  • 9:15 John Gagné
    Leonardo Bruni in Australia
  • 9:35 Anthony D’Elia
    Latin & Virtue at Harvard: the Uncensored Platina & Petrarch on Gladiator Virtue
  • 9:55 Ada Palmer
    Teaching the Renaissance as an Antidote to Doom and Division
  • 10:15 Discussion

10:30 Break

Chair: Ann Blair

  • 10:50 Michael Tworek
    Ars longa, machina longior: AI and Immortalizing James Hankins
  • 11:10 Gladden Pappin
    Comments/Reminiscences (via Zoom)
  • 11:20 Patrick Baker
    Comments/Reminiscences
  • 11:30 Ariane Schwartz
    Comments/Reminiscences
  • 11:40 Discussion and Wrap-up

12:00 End

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https://bookhistory.harvard.edu/event/conference-honor-james-hankins?occ_id=0

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