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The Massey Lectures is an annual five-part series of lectures given in Canada by distinguished writers, thinkers and scholars who explore important ideas and issues of contemporary interest. Created in 1961 in honour of Vincent Massey, the former Governor General of Canada, it is widely regarded as one of the most acclaimed lecture series in the country.

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  • Massey Lectures (en)
  • Massey-Vorträge (de)
  • Conférences Massey (fr)
  • Conferências Massey (pt)
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  • As Conferências Massey (em inglês: Massey Lectures) são palestras anuais que transcorrem durante uma semana, sobre tópicos políticos, culturais e filosóficos, no Canadá. Surgiram em 1961, denominadas em memória de Vincent Massey, governador-geral do Canadá. Seu propósito é "habilitar autoridades competentes a reportar os resultadoe de estudos originais sobre assuntos fundamentais de interesse contemporâneo"." Dentre os mais destacados conferencistas incluem-se Northrop Frye, John Kenneth Galbraith, Noam Chomsky, Margaret Atwood, Ursula Franklin, e os laureados com o Nobel Martin Luther King Jr., George Wald, Willy Brandt e Doris Lessing. (pt)
  • Die Massey-Vorträge (frz. Conférences Massey; engl. Massey Lectures) oder Massey-Vorlesungen sind eine prestigeträchtige fünfteilige jährliche Vortragsreihe zu einem politischen, kulturellen oder philosophischen Thema, die jährlich am Collège Massey (Massey College) der Universität von Toronto in Kanada gehalten werden. Bekannte Gelehrte werden dazu an die größte Universität Kanadas eingeladen, um philosophische und kulturelle Themen zu diskutieren. Die Vortragsreihe wurde im Jahr 1961 zu Ehren des Generalgouverneurs Vincent Massey gegründet und zog Sprecher wie Northrop Frye, Michael Ignatieff, Noam Chomsky, Jane Jacobs, Claude Lévi-Strauss, John Ralston Saul und Martin Luther King, Jr. an. Die Vorträge werden im Rahmen von Ideas, einer Rundfunkreihe des CBC, gesendet. In einigen Jahren f (de)
  • The Massey Lectures is an annual five-part series of lectures given in Canada by distinguished writers, thinkers and scholars who explore important ideas and issues of contemporary interest. Created in 1961 in honour of Vincent Massey, the former Governor General of Canada, it is widely regarded as one of the most acclaimed lecture series in the country. (en)
  • Les conférences Massey sont un événement littéraire et radiophonique prestigieux tenu annuellement au collège Massey de l'Université de Toronto. Des personnalités de première importance sont invitées à la plus grande université du Canada pour discuter sur des sujets philosophiques et culturels. Créées en 1961 pour honorer le gouverneur-général Vincent Massey, elles ont attiré des conférenciers tels que Northrop Frye, Michael Ignatieff, Noam Chomsky, Jane Jacobs, John Ralston Saul et Martin Luther King, Jr.. (fr)
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