About
First launched in 2001 with the last lecture held in 2019, the annual Hancock Lecture was one of the biggest events on Hart House’s calendar. Organized by students and open to the public, the lecture was originally called the Hart House Lecture, and was renamed in 2007 to honour Margaret Hancock’s decade as Warden. For Hart House—a historic gathering place at the University and a home for debate, discussion and critical thought—the Lecture was a fitting medium to nurture civic leadership and participation.
From its inception, the Hart House Lecture has inspired debate about visions of our place in the world.
Margaret Hancock, Hart House Warden 1997–2007
Past Hart House Hancock Lectures
Thu, Mar 14, 2019Hancock Lecture 2019
Sarah Jama will discuss the ways the "disabled body" and "disabled mind" are treated through consumerist understandings in order to uphold existing oppressive
- Tue, Jan 23, 2018
Hancock Lecture 2018
The lecture explored how within an education system based on Western values and knowledge, Black students go through school feeling alienated
- Tue, Feb 7, 2017
Hancock Lecture 2017
Land and Life in Tkaronto: New Solidarities Toward a Decolonial Future
- Tue, Feb 9, 2016
Hancock Lecture 2016
How do we reconcile the perception of Canada as a welcoming and inclusive nation with the direction of its policies?
- Tue, Feb 10, 2015
Hancock Lecture 2015
How do we reconcile the perception of Canada as a welcoming and inclusive nation with the direction of its policies?
