Jefferson Lecture
The Jefferson Lecture is “the highest honor" that the government of the United States gives for very good work in a subject of the humanities.[1]
The award began in 1972. It is given almost every year. The person who is chosen gives a lecture or long speech about his or her area of study. The leader of the National Endowment for the Humanities chooses the winner for each year.[2]
Jefferson lecturers have included such famous people as film director Martin Scorsese, playwright Arthur Miller, novelist John Updike, historian Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and poet Gwendolyn Brooks.[3]
References
- ↑ "Jefferson Lecture". The National Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- ↑ "Andrew Delbanco Named the 2022 Jefferson Lecturer in the Humanities". The National Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- ↑ "The National Endowment for the Humanities". The National Endowment For The Humanities. Retrieved 2023-01-01.