Humanities & Arts
Explore the intellectual and creative pursuits within philosophy, history, literature, and the fine arts at Harvard.
When Code Meets Canvas
In brushstrokes and bytes, a symposium at Harvard explores data, perception, and art.
by Olivia Farrar
Jimmy Carter and James Agee ’32
Why this “sovereign prince of the English language” touched the president’s heart
by Lincoln Caplan
Five Questions with Jacob Roberts ’19
The actor and filmmaker on creativity, collaboration, and celebrity canines
by Nina Pasquini
History and Love in Haiti
Alumna Nadine Pinede’s young-adult novel—in verse
by Lydialyle Gibson
Western Civ.
An archaeologist/curator/hands-on humanist, and an artifact from the era of typewritten term papers
by Primus VI
A More Generous, Capacious America
The expansive literary scholarship of Werner Sollors
by Christoph Irmscher
Jane Rosenzweig
Harvard Writing Center’s Jane Rosenzweig on AI and writing
by Lydialyle Gibson
Quincy Jones and Harvard
Remembering a great musician’s Crimson ties
by Jerold S. Kayden
A Potter’s Practice
Harvard ceramics program artist-in-residence Ashton Keen
by Lydialyle Gibson
Art Across Borders
At the Lahore Biennale, artists respond to the climate crisis.
by Nina Pasquini
Woven, Not Photographed
Five strange trading “cards”
by Max J. Krupnick