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.
Harvard Deans of Arts and Engineering on Plans and Priorities
The deans of arts and humanities and the school of engineering and applied sciences share their plans and priorities.
Poet and lawyer Reginald Dwayne Betts on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy
Poet and lawyer Reginald Dwayne Betts on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy
The Fish in Harvard Square
Artist Isola Murray’s child-size animals
Jimmy Carter and James Agee ’32
Why this “sovereign prince of the English language” touched the president’s heart
Five Questions with "Rent Free" Star Jacob Roberts
The actor and filmmaker on creativity, collaboration, and celebrity canines
History and Love in Haiti
Alumna Nadine Pinede’s young-adult novel—in verse
David Gordon Mitten, Harvard Classicist, Professor, and Curator
An archaeologist/curator/hands-on humanist, and an artifact from the era of typewritten term papers
by Primus VI
Redefining Race as Ethnicity
The expansive literary scholarship of Werner Sollors
Harvard Writing Center’s Jane Rosenzweig on AI and Writing
Harvard Writing Center’s Jane Rosenzweig on AI and writing
Quincy Jones and Harvard
Remembering a great musician’s Crimson ties