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.
A letter from the editor
A letter from the editor on the humanities at Harvard
Helen Vendler's collaboration with Arion Press
The poetry critic, the publisher, and the art of bookmaking in a digital era
How to reinvigorate the humanities at Harvard is the subject of new reports
How to reinvigorate the humanities at Harvard is the subject of new faculty reports
Harvard Horizons doctoral students' ideas that may reshape their disciplines
A new program recognizes eight doctoral students whose ideas, innovations, and insights could change their fields.
Harvard faculty chosen Radcliffe Institute fellows
Fifteen Harvard faculty members chosen.
Japanese falconry preserved by note-taking
An item in the history of note-taking
HarvardX offers Justice, Classics courses
New Harvard online courses go beyond quantitative subjects to include "Justice," ancient Greece
Harvard Divinity's Ahmed wins Grawemeyer Award
Harvard Divinity School scholar recognized for book on Muslim women and the veil
Helen Vendler on admitting and nurturing creative undergraduates
Helen Vendler on how to welcome and nurture the poets and painters of the future
Harvard professor finds new Christian gospel fragment refers to Jesus's wife
A papyrus fragment interpreted by Hollis professor Karen L. King quotes Jesus speaking of "my wife."