Humanities
Explore the intellectual and creative pursuits within philosophy, history, literature, and the fine arts at Harvard.
At Harvard’s Peabody Museum, Photos Reimagine Iranian History
Artist Azadeh Akhlaghi reconstructs moments of Iranian political upheaval in a series of meticulously staged images.
Rafael Campo of HMS: a profile by Lydialyle Gibson
Rafael Campo’s compassionate care
Min Jin Lee on Her New Novel and Writing about the Korean Diaspora
“I worry a great deal about how Koreans are perceived,” the author says.
“The Bauhaus and Harvard” exhibit at the Harvard Art Museums
Exploring the Bauhaus and Harvard
Wanted: Big ideas from the humanities
Wanted: Big ideas from the humanities
A Crossroads in Biomedicine?
Uncertainty and humanity could be key to addressing the reproducibility crisis.
Harvard renames art film department
Renaming Visual and Environmental Studies to signal a clearer focus on making art and film
John Ruskin, Victorian Radical and Art Historian
A Houghton exhibition explores the thinker’s influences and impact.
Manuscripts Illuminated…by Women
Tracing lapis lazuli provides evidence that women were directly involved in creating medieval illuminated manuscripts.
Philip J. Deloria, scholar of Native American studies
Philip Deloria studies American Indians and the contradictions that made America.
Dumbarton Oaks exhibit “Juggling the Middle Ages” is previewed
A Dumbarton Oaks exhibition connects “an enchanted past” to the human condition.