Arts & Culture

Reputation in science was key to his political power, historian says. On the other hand, ‘Frankenstein.’

Panel discusses evolving tradition in U.S. due to social, economic shifts, and need for such thinkers in democratic cultures

For some, ease of streaming can’t beat thrill of watching films on the big screen

Faculty, staff offer recommendations for side trips off the beaten path

Professor’s book is an appreciation of Nobel-winning novelist’s ‘difficult’ oeuvre — and a defense

Education scholars say rigor, learning same as paper, stigma an unnecessary hurdle

Senior composes musical about abolitionist’s early life

After rare condition robbed drummer of ability to play music, science led him back

Curator launches series steeped in U.S. history

Comedian keeps Harvard crowd laughing with longtime co-writer Robert Carlock ’95

Music scholar charts ‘remarkable’ rise that transcended language barriers and cultural stigma

As HFA screens full works, professor dissects why films like ‘The Shining’ and ‘2001’ still provoke audiences today

Harvard’s libraries hold volumes whose worth goes beyond their words

They all visited Harvard as part of arts program kicking off 50th year with talk by Robert Carlock, Tina Fey

From teen penning fan mail on family farm to Pulitzer Prize-winning author: ‘He needed to write the way most of us need to breathe or eat’

In new guide to writing, novelist details value of being able to live with failure — and why she no longer sings in public

Pop culture portrayals tend to favor the lone mastermind. These faculty faves are more realistic.

125 years ago, a Harvard expedition drew 1,200 Cuban educators to class

New collection traces life of courage, caution from Northern Ireland to Harvard

Ideally over a lifetime, says New Yorker’s Kevin Young

Scholars detail how disciplines offer value in cultivating mind, character but also enable fresh perspectives on societal, practical problems

Athletics, arts collaboration riffs on anthem that inspires patriotism and ‘personal flair’

Displacement and forced migration trigger alarm about language attrition in Cameroon

GenEd class takes students to Weissman Preservation Center to see what they do about it

But argues ‘radical’ kindness depicted in musical version of bestseller — making world premiere at A.R.T. — might be just what we need right now

Students workshop TV script ideas in course designed as writers room ‘bootcamp’

‘Blank Space’ author says pop culture of 21st century has mostly been a dud

A.R.T. plans ‘immersive’ adaptation of bestseller about African American cuisine

Two-time U.S. poet laureate recalls her national project to encourage ‘notion that your life must be as important to you as mine is to me’

Philip Roth biographer, in Harvard talk, digs into novelist’s contradictions, ‘true loves,’ and recurring themes from lust to Jewish life