Kenan Lecture Series
Upcoming Kenan Lecture Speakers
Upcoming Speakers
February 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM at Markland House
"The Honesty Crisis: Preserving Our Most Treasured Virtue in an Increasingly Dishonest World"
Christian B. Miller
Come see Christian B. Miller at Markland House as he presents "The Honesty Crisis: Preserving Our Most Treasured Virtue in an Increasingly Dishonest World." Christian B. Miller is a professor of Philosophy at Wake Forest University in North Carolina.
March 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM in the Virginia Room, Ringhaver Student Center
“Where Have All The Protest Songs Gone? Bob Dylan, The Civil Rights Movement, and A Complete Unknown”
Stephen Petrus
Where have all the protest songs gone? They’re still with us, but political music isn’t woven into the fabric of social movements today as it was during civil rights in the 1960s. This talk examines the integral relationship between music and politics during the era of the southern freedom struggle, focusing on Bob Dylan’s involvement in the civil rights movement. Post-1960s social movements boasted hard-hitting songs, but they never integrated collective singing like civil rights did at the grassroots level. Individual artists or bands wrote songs with progressive lyrics and catchy melodies, but the music didn’t come from the people and wasn’t conducive to mass singing.
Past Kenan Lecture Speakers
Past Speakers
Dr. Philip Swenson
"The Extraordinary World Argument for God."
7 p.m. Thursday, March 27, 2025
Markland House, Flagler College campus
102 King Street, St. Augustine, Fla. 3208
Cate Denial, author, scholar
"A Pedagogy of Kindness."
7 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Markland House, Flagler College campus
102 King Street, St. Augustine, Fla. 32084
Dr. Yohuru Williams
"You are the Giants," lessons from John Lewis
6-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Markland House, Flagler College campus
102 King Street, St. Augustine, Fla. 32084
Dr. Emily Rohrbach
"On The Happiness of Not Having a Choice in Austen's 'Emma'."
6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16, 2024
Markland House, Flagler College campus
102 King Street, St. Augustine, Fla. 32084
Disclaimer
Disclaimer
Flagler College values the free exchange of ideas and respectful communication, in alignment with the Chicago Principles that emphasize the importance of free expression on campus. The views expressed by the speaker(s) are their own and are not intended to represent those of the institution.