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.
Harvard’s Gilbert and Sullivan Players, Then and Now
Students adapt the operettas to changing times.
Edwin Frank Explores the 20th-Century Novel in 'Stranger Than Fiction'
A book about books—and the protagonist is the twentieth-century novel itself.
Liv Redpath on “What You Can Say” Through Opera
Liv Redpath’s operatic trajectory
Ecological Edges: Darren Sears’s Watercolor Landscapes
The surreal, artistic cartography of Darren Sears
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