Eugene Lunn Memorial Lecture Series

This annual lectureship honors cultural historian Eugene Lunn, who during 20 years as a member of the faculty in the UC Davis Department of History distinguished himself as an esteemed teacher and mentor, and an influential scholar in the field of modern European intellectual history.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1941, Eugene Lunn was the author of two landmark books: Prophet of Community: The Romantic Socialism of Gustav Landauer (University of California Press, 1975) and Marxism and Modernism: An Historical Study of Lukacs, Brecht, Benjamin and Adorno(University of California Press, 1982).

Professor Lunn, who joined the UC Davis faculty in 1970, was particularly gifted in helping students understand the nuances of socio-political undercurrents, and guided them in developing their analytical skills. Eugene Lunn received the Magnar Ronning award for teaching excellence in 1989. He died of cancer the following year at age 48.

2020-2021: Stephen Greenblatt

The UC Davis History Department invites you to the 2021 Eugene Lunn Memorial Lecture, which is free and open to the public. It will be delivered by Professor Stephen Greenblatt of Harvard University, who will speak on “Shakespeare’s Second Chance” at 4 pm on Tuesday, May 4, followed by a Q&A session. Registration information is below.