Arts & Culture

In novel rooted in family lore, Claire Messud trails three generations of family with Algerian roots, lives shaped by displacement, war, social and political upheaval

Exhibit tracing multicultural exchanges over three centuries finds common threads and plenty of drama, from crown envy to tulip mania

Jamaica Kincaid’s new book presents history of colonialism, identity through plants that helped shape it

In Greece, students find intersection of academics and athletics

Graduate student aims to update large gaps in research on argot of Irish Travelers

Harvard Library staff recommendations cover romance, fantasy, sci-fi, mystery, memoir, music, politics, history

‘Randomizer’ gets creative gears spinning in ceramic studio

Jesse McCarthy sees Black authors during Cold War philosophically opting for none of the above, and improvising their own way

Martin Puchner is using chatbots to bring to life Socrates, Shakespeare, and Thoreau

Francine Prose’s memoir trails fleeing 26-year-old novelist to S.F., her attraction to deeply troubled, fading counterculture hero

Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies loaning pieces from collection to areas around campus to widen exposure, spark reconsideration

Tiya Miles’ new biography looks at development of ‘eco-spiritual’ worldview, how it served her with Underground Railroad, later missions

A photographer’s love letter to ‘Vision and Justice’

Fitzgerald’s masterpiece, now the inspiration for a new A.R.T. musical, never reads the same 

He just needs to pass the bar now. But blue-collar Conor’s life spirals after a tangled affair at old-money seaside enclave in Teddy Wayne’s literary thriller

Claire Messud’s autobiographically inspired new novel traces ordinary lives through WWII, new world orders, Big Oil, and rise and fall of ideals 

Filipino American archivist offers personal perspective to exhibit

If you want fame, Cass Sunstein says, it typically requires some of both — and is no pure meritocracy

‘HUM SAB EK’ harvests stories of self-employed Indian women’s hardships — and victories

At first, Heidi Schreck wasn’t sure the world needed another take on ‘Uncle Vanya’

OFA dance classes offer well-being through movement

There’s never a shortage of creativity on campus. But during Arts First, it all comes out to play.

Kevin Young ’92 reflects on what took root at Harvard and how it’s grown

Despite horrors, film ‘a collection of love stories’

Departing longtime leader reflects on two decades of growth

Moving experience at the Museum of the Ancient Near East adds ‘layer of mixed reality’ to exhibits

Richard Sennett urges revitalizing public life, spaces, politics by creating spaces that engage imagination 

Two literature scholars wrestle over whether and how professors can engage with pressing political, social issues of day

Cultural Rhythms’ weeklong celebration highlights student performers, food, and fashion

Release ignites hot talk about genre’s less-discussed Black roots, what constitutes authenticity