Geschke Lecture: Danielle Allen

Topic: Radical Duke: How One Aristocrat―and the American Revolution―Transformed Britain (Title of her new book due out in June)

Danielle Allen is a distinguished American political theorist and the James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University, where she also directs the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation. A graduate of Princeton and the University of Cambridge, she holds two PhDs—one in Classics and another in Government—reflecting her deep expertise in both ancient and modern democratic theory. Her highly acclaimed scholarship has earned her prestigious honors, including a MacArthur Fellowship and the Library of Congress’s Kluge Prize. In addition to her academic work, she is the author of numerous influential books, such as Our Declaration and Cuz, and has served as a longtime columnist for The Washington Post. Beyond the classroom, Allen is a committed civic leader who made history as the first Black woman to run for statewide office in Massachusetts during her 2022 gubernatorial campaign.

Attendees will receive a copy of Radical Duke.

This lecture will be held at the Great Harbor Yacht Club. Tickets can be purchased here on June 1st.