Humanities
Explore the intellectual and creative pursuits within philosophy, history, literature, and the fine arts at Harvard.
The Year a Beat Poet Squatted at Harvard
In 1954, Gregory Corso moved into Eliot House. How he stayed there is a literary legend.
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
Six Decades of Computer Science at Harvard
Reflections on six decades of relations with computers
Harvard Philosophy Professor Alison Simmons on "Being a Minded Thing"
A philosopher on perception, the canon, and being “a minded thing”
American Citizenship Through Photography
How photographs promote social justice
A New Norton Anthology of World Literature Reimagines the Global Literary Tradition
A new Norton Anthology, edited by Harvard’s Martin Puchner, reimagines the global literary tradition.
The “Dangers and Duties that Lie Ahead”
Drew Giplin Faust and Tracy K. Smith at the Phi Beta Kappa Exercises
An Interfaith Answer to Harvard Campus Tensions
Discussing religious pluralism at Harvard Divinity School