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.
Personal History
An addiction to reading
Off the Shelf
Recent books with Harvard connections
Hot Pursuit
Avocational bassist Matthew Berlin
by Lydialyle Gibson
Chapter & Verse
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Court-Ordered Inequity
A thumb on the scales
“Wild Dreams”
Malaysian-born Yangsze Choo writes novels infused with the tropical mysteries of her childhood.
by Stuart Miller
“Cut Missal Up…”
Consequences of book-breaking
by Diane E. Booton
Karl May
Brief life of a myth-making writer: 1842-1912
by Eugene Stelzig
Deep Roots
Playwright Antoinette Nwandu confronts race, religion, and her personal history.
by Olivia Schwob
“Write Your Own Songs”
An Oscar-nominated collaboration
by Olivia Munk