The Library Company
Philadelphia, PA
Franklin Hall of the American Philosophical Society
June 7, 5:30 pm

“Jenkinson will be discussing German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) and his memorable 1805 visit with Thomas Jefferson. Humboldt took a long detour in his journey from Mexico to Europe to spend a few days with Jefferson, then serving his second term as President of the United States. The visit took place precisely at the time Lewis and Clark were exploring Montana and Idaho on the president's behalf, and Humboldt's encounters with Jefferson are revealing and delightful.”

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“Historian, author, and humanities scholar Clay Jenkinson considers four questions: What happened in Philadelphia between May and September 1787? What are the various ways in which the Constitution has been interpreted (broad versus strict construction, originalism, textualism, structuralism, pragmatism)? What problems or inadequacies have the 27 amendments attempted to address? And what principles or clauses of the Constitution are in need of clarification or reform nearly 250 years after the ‘miracle in Philadelphia’?”

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“Author and humanities scholar Clay Jenkinson considers the controversial issues surrounding the book—ones that are not unique to Huck Finn. Should we retire the novel permanently? Should we silently alter that taboo word to something less offensive? Should we continue to teach the book, but with plenty of disclaimers, context, and warnings? And what would be lost when a work of literature—one that chronicles the triumph of an improbable friendship that transcends law and race—disappears?”

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Clay Jenkinson on the Native American Photography of Edward S. Curtis:
Art, Advocacy, Appropriation and the Myth of the Vanishing Indian
Tuesday, October 26 7:30 – 8:30 p.m.
YouTube Live | http://bit.ly/tcc-roper
Produced by Clay Jenkinson and Paul Lasakow

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Wednesday, March 18, 2020
7:00-9:00PM | No host bar opens at 6:30PM

Bainbridge Island Historical Society
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Bainbridge Island, WA

https://bainbridgehistory.org/events/upcoming-events/

The Bainbridge Island Historical Museum is excited to invite you to their spring fundraiser, Clay Jenkinson's Shakespeare, The Magic of the Word. Humanities scholar and author Clay Jenkinson will lecture on the life and work of the greatest writer in the English language. This 90-minute performance features recitation of great moments in Shakespeare, commentary, biographical details, discussions of the great Shakespeare themes, and a practical guide to overcoming “Shakespeare intimidation.”

Save the date now for the fourteenth annual Theodore Roosevelt Symposium at Dickinson State University! One hundred years after his remarkable life ended, Theodore Roosevelt continues to influence our life as a nation and as individuals. Plan to visit his second home in the Dakota Badlands and join in this public humanities event, reflecting on his legacy.

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The Bainbridge Island Historical Museum is excited to invite you to their spring fundraiser, An Evening with Edward S. Curtis. Clay Jenkinson, will lecture on Edward Sheriff Curtis (February 16, 1868 – October 19, 1952) the American photographer and ethnologist from Washington State whose work focused on the American West and Native American peoples. He will discuss Curtis’s life and work, slipping into character of Curtis now and then, including his work with JP Morgan, his many visits to the heart of Indian America, his relationship with Theodore Roosevelt, and the compilation of Curtis‘ 20 volumes of his book North American Indian. Clay will also talk about some of the more controversial issues around Curtis' work: cultural appropriation, his treatment of his wife and family, the ways in which he cajoled Native Americans into showing him sacred objects or dressing in a sacred way, and divulging cultural secrets.

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Wednesday March 27, 7:30 p.m
First Flight High School, Kill Devil Hills

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This 90-minute performance features recitation of great moments in Shakespeare, commentary, biographical details, discussions of the great Shakespeare themes, and a practical guide to overcoming “Shakespeare intimidation.” Witty, probing, and funny, Clay provides an evening of insight and laughter in his one-man program, an unforgettable tribute to the life and work of the greatest writer in the English language.

Reading Hamlet for the first time as a freshman in college changed the whole trajectory of my life. During my time at Oxford I saw 34 of the 37 Shakespeare plays, including Hamlet nine times. Although I somehow slipped through the back door and became an amateur historian, my great love has always been Elizabethan and Jacobean literature. This program gives me the opportunity to explore Shakespeare’s genius at the prime of my life as a public humanities scholar.

Clay S. Jenkinson will give several lectures over the three-day celebration of 100 years of National Parks. On August 26th, Clay will lecture on Roosevelt and the National Wildlife Refuge System at the TRNP Visitor Center, 10:00 a.m. MDT.

Clay will lecture on Theodore Roosevelt & Conservation at Cottonwood Campground Amphitheater at 8 PM, MDT.