Humanities & Arts
Explore the intellectual and creative pursuits within philosophy, history, literature, and the fine arts at Harvard.
Power is Knowledge
Who gets to make universal art?
by Yasmeen Khan
Galileo's Compass and the Art of Branding
How Galileo’s geometric and military compass helped him calculate his own ascent
Leslie Jamison on Isolation, Empathy, and Selfhood
The essayist on isolation, empathy, and selfhood
A Contentious Era for U.S. Higher Education
President emeritus Neil L. Rudenstine on changes in the academy and society that made universities more contentious—and diminished support for humane learning
Harvard Deans of Arts and Engineering on Plans and Priorities
The deans of arts and humanities and the school of engineering and applied sciences share their plans and priorities.
Poet and lawyer Reginald Dwayne Betts on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy
Poet and lawyer Reginald Dwayne Betts on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy
The Fish in Harvard Square
Artist Isola Murray’s child-size animals
Jimmy Carter and James Agee ’32
Why this “sovereign prince of the English language” touched the president’s heart
Five Questions with "Rent Free" Star Jacob Roberts
The actor and filmmaker on creativity, collaboration, and celebrity canines
History and Love in Haiti
Alumna Nadine Pinede’s young-adult novel—in verse
David Gordon Mitten, Harvard Classicist, Professor, and Curator
An archaeologist/curator/hands-on humanist, and an artifact from the era of typewritten term papers
by Primus VI