Arts & Culture
Explore Harvard’s vibrant arts scene—from campus exhibitions and theater to cultural analysis and literary reviews. Discover how creativity shapes the Harvard experience.
Excerpt from Helen Vendler, "Dickinson: Selected Poems and Commentaries"
In a new critical work, Helen Vendler assesses one of Emily Dickinson’s deceptively simple early poems.
Elizabeth Whittaker’s inventive architecture
Elizabeth Whittaker’s beautiful buildings look expensive, but aren’t.
Set designer Derek McLane speaks at Harvard October 14
Award-winning theatrical set designer Derek McLane ’80 will speak about his work at Harvard on October 14.
Llosa Nobel literature
The writer was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree in 1999.
A new history of Design Research, written by Jane Thompson
A new history of Design Research remembers how the store brought modern design to Harvard Square and the United States.
Melanie Thernstrom's "The Pain Chronicles" explores chronic pain
A new book by Melanie Thernstrom ’87 explores chronic pain, in the author's own life, across societies, and through history.
Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow's summer reading list
Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow discusses what's on her reading list, as well as the line between professional and pleasure reading, and her family's literary history.
Random House wins literary standoff with Andrew Wylie's agency
Random House publishers has won a battle with literary agent Andrew Wylie over e-book rights.
Thich Nhat Hanh and Lilian Cheung apply mindfulness techniques to eating
Applying ancient Buddhist mindfulness techniques to eating in the modern world
Video: Soulfège reinterprets the West African classic "Sweet Mother"
Shot in Ghana, a reinterpretation of the West African classic by a band including Derrick Ashong ’97 and Jonathan Gramling ’98