Past Lecturers

Henkels Lectures

2008-2009

J. Matthew Ashley
Theology
The God, Grace and Creation Conference

Erika Doss
American Studies
"Imaging America" Great Lakes American Studies Association (GLASA) Conference

Mary Keys
Political Science
Faith and Reason in Medieval Political Philosophy Conference

Darcia Narvaez, Daniel Lapsley and F. Clark Power
Psychology and Liberal Studies
Notre Dame Symposium on the Moral Personality

Thomas F. X. Noble
Medieval Institute and History
The Fifteenth Colloquium of the Société Internationale pour I'Étude de la Philosophie Médiévale (SIEPM)

Michael C. Rea
Philosophy
My Ways are not Your Ways: The Character of the God of the Hebrew Bible Conference

Luc Reydams
Peace Studies, European Studies and Political Science
The Changing Face of Armed Conflict

2007-2008

Bill Carbonaro and Sean Kelly
Sociology
The Future of Racial Desegregation in American Schools

Ann Divine
Fischoff National Chamber Music Associate
Concerts Featuring the Fry Street Quartet

Ben Heller
Romance Languages and Literatures
Spanish-American Poetry in the Age of Globalization: Opening Channels North and South Conference

Anthony Messina and Andrew Gould
Political Science
Between Integration and Fragmentation: Conflicting Identities and Nationalisms within the New Europe

Brian O'Conchubhair
Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies
The Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies Interdisciplinary Conference, October 1-17, 2007

Chris Sopszynski
Film, Television, and Theatre
One-week residencies by the Actors From The London Stage (AFTLS) and the FTT Theatre Outreach

2006-2007

Heidi Ardizzone
American Studies
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Race, Sex, and Gender in American and African American History and Culture Lecture Series

Cornelius Eady
English
Gathering Ground: Ten Years of Cave Canem Conference

Lionel M. Jensen
East Asian Languages & Literatures Crisis and Detour: 25 Years of Today Conference, March 19 - 22, 2006

Cyraina Johnson-Roullier
English
Transnationalism, Translation, Transnation: A Dialogue on the Americas National Conference, April 16 - 18, 2007

Timothy Matovina
Cushwa Center for Study of American Catholicism
Guadalupe, Madre de America: Narrative, Image, and Devotion Conference, November 9 -11, 2006

A. James McAdams
The Nanovic Institute for European Studies
Terrorism: A View from European Cinema Symposium and European Film Series

Gerald P. McKennyl
John J. Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values
Commerce, Politics, and Science; The Changing Context Conference, September 21-24, 2006

Walter Nicgorski
Program of Liberal Studies
Symposium on Cicero's Practical Philosophy, October 26 - 28, 2006

Thomas Noble
Medieval Institute
European Transformations, 950-1200 Conference, October 26 - 29, 2006

John Roos
Political Science
Gil and Ann Loescher Workshop

Chris Sopczynski
Department of Film, Television, and Theatre
Actors From the London Stage, September 11 - 18, 2006

Chris R. Vanden Bossche
English
Ward-Phillips Lecture Series

Randall C. Zachman
Theology
John Calvin and Roman Catholicism Colloquium, April 12 - 14, 2007

2005-2006

Craig Cramer
Music
American Guild of Organists National Pedagogy Conference, Notre Dame, September 11-14, 2005

Ann Divine
Fischoff National Chamber Music Associate
Orchestra Concert featuring Imani Winds, October 31 - November 4, 2005

David Fagerberg
Theology
The Liturgy of the Hours: The Public Prayer of the Church as Foundation for Christian Spirituality, December 2-3, 2005

Thomas Flint
Philosophy
Christianity and Mystery - Society of Christian Philosophers Meeting, Notre Dame, 2006

Carlos Jerez-Farran
Romance Languages and Literatures
Consequences of the Civil War in Spain, Franco's Mass-graves, October 28-29, 2005

Greg Kucich
English
Ward-Phillips Lectures, Professor N. Katherine Hayles, Talks, 2006

Margie Pfeil
Theology
White Privilege: Implications for the Catholic University, the Church, and Theology Symposium, March 26-28, 2006

Valerie Sayers
English
The Long Reach of African American Poetics: A Mini-Conference, Notre Dame, October 5-7, 2005

Chris Sopczynski
FTT
Actors from the London Stage, September 10-19, 2005 and January 28-February 5, 2006

Paul Weithman
Philosophy
American Catholic Philosophical Asst. Annual Meeting, Notre Dame, Oct. 28-30, 2005

2004-2005

J. Matthew Ashley
Theology
"Faith, Ethics and Environment: The Response of a Catholic University"

Daniel Mattern
Nanovic Institute
"European Cinemas, European Histories"

Joseph Buttigieg
English
"Forms of Empire"

Ann Divine
Fischoff Chamber Music
Marian Anderson String Quartet

Daniel G. Groody
Theology
"Migration and Theology: An International Conference"

Frances Hagopian
Kellogg Institute
"Contemporary Catholicism, Religious Pluralism, and Democracy in Latin America: Challenges, Responses, and Impact"

Susan Cannon Harris
English
Ward-Phillips Lecture Series

Kevin Hart
English
"The Exorbitant: Emmanuel Levinas and Christian Theology"

David Ladouceur
Classics
"Childhood in the Ancient Mediterranean World"

Tim Matovina
Cushwa Center
"Aesthetics of Belief: Conference for Catholic Writers"

Sarah McKibben
Keough Institute for Irish Studies
"Ireland Beyond the Borders"

Thomas Noble
Medieval Institute
"The Cambridge History of Christianity"

Don Pope-Davis & Irene Kim
Psychology
"Multiculturalism in the New Millennium"

Gabriel S. Reynolds
Theology
"Towards a New Reading of the Qur'an?"

James Smyth
History
"Mid-West Society for British Studies Conference, 2005"

Chris Sopczynski
Washington Hall
"Actors from the London Stage"

Alvin Tillery
African & African-American Studies
"Putting Affirmative Action in Context: Racial Preferences, Redress & Diversity"

2003-2004

R. Scott Appleby
History and the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
Peacebuilding after Peace Accords

Tom Barkes and Mark Pilkinton
Film, Television, and Theatre
Actors from the London Stage

John Cavadini and Hugh Page
Theology & African and African American Studies
A Call to Solidarity with Africa: Americans and Africans in Dialogue on Africa

Ayo Coly and Sebastien Dubreil
Romance Languages and Literatures
Black Gazes, White Cameras: A Celebration of African Cinema

Ann Divine
Fischoff National Chamber Music Association
Fischoff National Chamber Music Association

Kevin Hart and Gerald McKenny
English
In Excess: Jean-Luc Marion and the Horizon of Modern Theology

David Ladouceur
Classics
The History of Medicine in Greco-Roman

Timothy Matovina and Kathleen Cummings
The Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism
Uncommon Faithfulness: The Witness of African American Catholics

Daniel J. Myers, David Sikkink, Rory McVeigh, David Campbell, and Ben Radcliff
Sociology and Political Science
Religion and Politics

Catherine Perry
Romance Languages and Literatures
Visit of Werewere Liking, playwright, poet, and novelist of the Francophone African avant-garde

Chris Vanden Bossche, Austin Collins, Steve Tomasula, and Valerie Sayers
English and Creative Writing
&Now: A Festival of Writings as a Contemporary Art Form

2002-2003

Karl Ameriks and Paul Frank
Philosophy
German Idealism and Contemporary Analytic Philosophy

Tom Barkes
Washington Hall
Actors from the London Stage

Charles Crowell
Psychology
Technology, Values, and Society: Impact and Implications of the Internet

Fred Dallmayr and Eileen Hunt
Political Science
Religious Faith and Liberal Democracy

Daniel Groody
Theology
The Option for the Poor in Christian Theology

Maureen Hallinan, Bill Carbonaro, and David Sikkink
Sociology/Institute for Educational Initiatives
Race, Education, and Inequality: Reflections on the Past, Dilemmas in the Present, and Visions for the Future

Rodney Hero
Political Science
The Politics of Democratic Inclusion

Tony Messina and Robert Fishman
Nanovic Institute
The Year of the Euro

G. Felicitas Munzel
Program of Liberal Studies
Visit of Professor Otfried Höffe

Fabian Udoh
Program of Liberal Studies
New Views of First-Century Jewish and Christian Self-Definition: An International Conference in Homage to E.P. Sanders

Chris Vanden Bossche, Gilberto Cárdenas, Valerie Sayers
English
The Institute for Latino Studies
The Creative Writing Program
Contemporary Latino Poets: A Writing Conference

2001-2002

Anderson, Thomas F.
Ibsen, Kristine
Olivera-Williams, Maria Rosa
Romance Languages and Literatures
Latin American Film: Crossing Borders

Barkes, Thomas M.
Actors from the London Stage
Actors from the London Stage

Crafton, Donald
Film, Television, and Theatre

Hahn, Alexander J.
Mathematics
The Galileo Project:
Galileo and the Church &
The Life of Galileo

Doody, Margaret Anne
English
What Do We Want From Story?

Driscoll, Michael S.
Theology

Elizondo, Virgilio
Latino Studies

Mitchell, Nathan
Theology

Weiss, Joseph E.
Theology

Westfall, Carroll William
Architecture
Cathedrals for a New Century:
Church Architecture at the
Beginning of the Third Millennium

Gernes, Sonia G
English
The Visiting Creative Writers Series

Gersh, Stephen
Medieval Institute
Eriugena, Berkeley and the Idealist
Tradition

Hallinan, Maureen T.
Sociology, Institute for Educational Initiatives
Stability and Change in American Education: Structure, Processes, and Outcomes

Kremer, William J.
Art, Art History, and Design
Ceramic Artists Residency and Symposium:
Don Reitz & Paul Soldner

Lopez, George A.
Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
War and Peace-Building as if
Young People Mattered

Perry, Catherine
Romance Languages and Literatures
French and Francophone
Visiting Scholars Series

Pope-Davis, Donald B.
Merluzzi, Thomas V.
Psychology
Multicultural Initiatives Symposium

Sterling, Gregory E.
Najman, Hindy
Theology
The Law of Nature: Ancient Origins
and Contemporary Debates