Humanities
Explore the intellectual and creative pursuits within philosophy, history, literature, and the fine arts at Harvard.
Ken Burns on America’s Unfinished Revolution
At Radcliffe, the filmmaker joined Harvard historians to discuss what the nation’s founding means today.
The Radcliffe Institute’s “Why Books?” conference
The Radcliffe Institute’s “Why Books?” conference touches on a timely theme.
Harvard humanities center endowed
Securing a hub for interdisciplinary discourse
David Edwards's New Book "The Lab: Creativity and Culture"
The Lab: Creativity and Culture sets forth a vision of multidisciplinary innovation.
Historian Vincent Brown uses multiple media to study slavery
The professor of African and African American studies uses multiple media to study slavery.
Jared Diamond and James Robinson apply "natural experiments" to studying histor
Applying "natural experiments" to the study of history
Gutenberg 2.0: What future for libraries?
Harvard’s libraries deal with disruptive change.
Harvard in China: Peter Bol and Tian Xiaofei discuss Chinese culture
A panel discussion with Peter Bol and Tian Xiaofei
Emma Dench teaches Roman history and lit
Meet a scholar enthralled by the Romans.
Biographical sketch of Chinese pharmacologist Li Shizhen
Brief life of a pioneering pharmacologist: 1518-1593
by Carla Nappi
New media transform college classrooms
Visual, audio, and interactive media are transforming the college classroom