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
25 Years of the Radcliffe Institute
A “messy experiment” in creative, interdisciplinary research
How Do Movies Use Music?
Producer Robert Kraft discusses cinematic audio.
An Egyptian Archaeological Treasure
Worker journals detail the scientific approach promulgated by George Reisner.
In 'Homeland,' n+1 writer Richard Beck excavates the War on Terror
How the War on Terror reshaped American life
Remembering Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan at Harvard Radcliffe
On a Radcliffe-Harvard memorial to remarkable figures
Botanical illustrations on display at Harvard
Botanical illustrations on display at Harvard’s rare book library
Six Decades of Computer Science at Harvard
Reflections on six decades of relations with computers
Harvard Philosophy Professor Alison Simmons on "Being a Minded Thing"
A philosopher on perception, the canon, and being “a minded thing”
American Citizenship Through Photography
How photographs promote social justice
A New Norton Anthology of World Literature Reimagines the Global Literary Tradition
A new Norton Anthology, edited by Harvard’s Martin Puchner, reimagines the global literary tradition.