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.

Three climbers seated on a snowy summit, surrounded by clouds, appearing contemplative.

These Harvard Mountaineers Braved Denali’s Wall of Ice

John Graham’s Denali Diary documents a dangerous and historic climb.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Daniel Rasmussen’s revised and enlarged senior thesis will be published this January.

Daniel Rasmussen's "American Uprising" covers the largest U.S. slave revolt

Daniel Rasmussen's new book rescues the forgotten facts of the largest slave revolt in U.S. history.

by Spencer Lee Lenfield

Avi Steinberg has faith in the power of books and writing to help transform lives.

Profile of former prison librarian Avi Steinberg, author of "Running the Books"

Avi Steinberg's memoir of life as a prison librarian

by Nell Porter-Brown

Sassetta,<i>The Ectasy of Saint Francis,</i> 1437-44, Villa I Tatti, Settignano. From <i>Blessed and Beautiful,</i> by Robert Kiely.

Recent books with Harvard connections

Recent books with Harvard connections

Amos Doolittle cheekily depicted the passions over ratification in this 1787 engraving with watercolor, with “Federals” (business interests), left, and agrarian “Antifederals,” right, differing over currency and Connecticut’s debts: a mired wagon being pulled in opposite directions.

Jack Rakove reviews Pauline's Maier's "Ratification," on the U.S. Constitution

The great experiment in constitution-making

by Jack Rakove

Excerpt from Tony Hiss, "In Motion: The Experience of Travel"

"In Motion: The Experience of Travel," by Tony Hiss, makes the case for mindful attention to one's environs—even the most ordinary.

Linda Greenhouse and Reva Siegel bring new insights to Roe v. Wade

Longtime Supreme Court watcher Linda Greenhouse ’68 and Yale legal historian Reva Siegel offer new insight about the landmark court case's effect on the abortion debate and American political discourse.

by Madeleine Schwartz

The Radcliffe Institute’s “Why Books?” conference

The Radcliffe Institute’s “Why Books?” conference touches on a timely theme.

by Spencer Lee Lenfield

Jill Lepore's "The Whites of Their Eyes" puts the Tea Party into perspective

Harvard historian Jill Lepore puts the modern day Tea Party movement into historical perspective.

Kloppenberg on Obama: melding individual interests into the common good

James Kloppenberg explicates Barack Obama’s perspective on the American democratic ideal of melding individual views and interests into the common good.

by James T. Kloppenberg

The July-August 1992 issue of <em>Harvard Magazine</em> featured Jim Downey and Al Franken on the set of "Saturday Night Live"

Archival articles on Harvard in the entertainment and comedy industries

Three articles from Harvard Magazine’s archives explore the roles Harvard alumni have played in the entertainment industry and their influence on comedy.