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Carlyle Lectures in the History of Political Thought 2026: The Shape of Democracy

Carlyle Lectures in the History of Political Thought 2026

The Shape of Democracy

Professor Jill Frank (President White Professor of History & Political Science, Cornell University)

Analyzing uses of order, agreement, power, equality, beauty, and form in the dialogs of Plato, these lectures seek to alter prevailing understandings of these keywords in Plato and to offer resources for contemporary democratic theory and practice.
Type: None
Timing: Tuesdays at 17:00, Weeks 2-7
Web Address: https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/carlyle-lectures
Organising department: Faculty of History

Talks:

Tuesday 27 January 2025

Lecture 1: Crafting Order
Date: 27 January 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Professor Jill Frank (Cornell University)
Venue: Examination Schools, 75-81 High Street OX1 4BG
Venue Details: South School
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 3 February 2025

Lecture 2: Coming to Terms
Date: 3 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Professor Jill Frank (Cornell University)
Venue: Examination Schools, 75-81 High Street OX1 4BG
Venue Details: South School
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 10 February 2025

Lecture 3: The Capacity of Power
Date: 10 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Professor Jill Frank (Cornell University)
Venue: Examination Schools, 75-81 High Street OX1 4BG
Venue Details: South School
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 17 February 2025

Lecture 4: Making Equality
Date: 17 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Professor Jill Frank (Cornell University)
Venue: Examination Schools, 75-81 High Street OX1 4BG
Venue Details: South School
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 24 February 2025

Lecture 5: The Sense of Beauty
Date: 24 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Professor Jill Frank (Cornell University)
Venue: Examination Schools, 75-81 High Street OX1 4BG
Venue Details: South School
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 3 March 2025

Lecture 6: Democratic Form
Date: 3 March 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Professor Jill Frank (Cornell University)
Venue: Examination Schools, 75-81 High Street OX1 4BG
Venue Details: South School
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Editors: Laura Spence, Belinda Clark