Arts & Culture
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Need a good summer read?
Whether your seasonal plans include vacations or staycations, you’ll be transported if you’ve got a great book. Harvard Library staff share their faves.
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From bad to worse
Harvard faculty recommend bios of infamous historical figures
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From ‘joyous’ to ‘erotically engaged’ to ‘white-hot angry’
Stephanie Burt’s new anthology rounds up 51 works by queer and trans poets spanning generations
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What good is writing anyway?
Scholars across range of disciplines weigh in on value of the activity amid rise of generative AI systems
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Talking about music doesn’t have to be difficult
Yeats poem inspires 3 songs and deep listening, discussion at Mahindra event
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Science Center Plaza is alive with the sound of music
Harvard Arts Fest brings artmaking and creativity to campus
Part of the Photography series
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Finding new art in unexpected places
Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies loaning pieces from collection to areas around campus to widen exposure, spark reconsideration
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What Harriet Tubman did with the rest of her life
Tiya Miles’ new biography looks at development of ‘eco-spiritual’ worldview, how it served her with Underground Railroad, later missions
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This course changed how I see the world
A photographer’s love letter to ‘Vision and Justice’
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That old ‘Gatsby’ magic, made new
Fitzgerald’s masterpiece, now the inspiration for a new A.R.T. musical, never reads the same
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American Dream turned deadly
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
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Just one family’s history – and the world’s
Claire Messud’s autobiographically inspired new novel traces ordinary lives through WWII, new world orders, Big Oil, and rise and fall of ideals
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Digging into the Philippines Collections at the Peabody Museum
Filipino American archivist offers personal perspective to exhibit
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Better to be talented or lucky?
If you want fame, Cass Sunstein says, it typically requires some of both — and is no pure meritocracy
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‘Tell the cities about us … and tell our neighbors about what we do’
‘HUM SAB EK’ harvests stories of self-employed Indian women’s hardships — and victories
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A Chekhov play relatable to Americans today
At first, Heidi Schreck wasn’t sure the world needed another take on ‘Uncle Vanya’
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Gain without pain
OFA dance classes offer well-being through movement
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Everything, everywhere, all at once (kind of)
There’s never a shortage of creativity on campus. But during Arts First, it all comes out to play.
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Acclaimed poet receives Arts Medal
Kevin Young ’92 reflects on what took root at Harvard and how it’s grown
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DuVernay on exploring racism, antisemitism, caste in ‘Origin’
Despite horrors, film ‘a collection of love stories’
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Arts First to kick off biggest festival yet
Departing longtime leader reflects on two decades of growth
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Art from a long-dead civilization springs back to life
Moving experience at the Museum of the Ancient Near East adds ‘layer of mixed reality’ to exhibits
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All the world’s a stage
Richard Sennett urges revitalizing public life, spaces, politics by creating spaces that engage imagination
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Are humanities stuck in ivory tower? Should they be?
Two literature scholars wrestle over whether and how professors can engage with pressing political, social issues of day
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Courtney B. Vance, Angela Bassett honored as Artists of the Year
Cultural Rhythms’ weeklong celebration highlights student performers, food, and fashion
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Is Beyoncé’s new album country?
Release ignites hot talk about genre’s less-discussed Black roots, what constitutes authenticity
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Storytelling through body language
Veteran of Blue Man Group teaches students art of building a character without saying a word
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How I learned to stop worrying and love AI
Former software engineer turned English professor talks about future of literary studies in age of ChatGPT
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Instruments of change
Harvard’s female musicians claim their place onstage
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‘It is your family’s journey, too’
Artist Yu-Wen Wu discusses ‘Walking to Taipei,’ a recent Museums acquisition, and how immigration, life experiences inspire her work
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Why this Lily Gladstone fan won’t see ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
Native filmmaker discusses actor’s historic Oscar nomination, new wave of Indigenous storytelling, and his decision not to watch Scorsese epic
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Portrait of the artist as a working mother
LaToya M. Hobbs made ‘Carving Out Time’ literal
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When Picasso’s haunting portrait of war came to Harvard
Exhibit captures early reaction to one of 20th century’s most famous works of art
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Writing today for a distant tomorrow
Visiting Professor Valeria Luiselli will contribute to the Future Library
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Hitting it right
Yeonsoo Kim demonstrates the difficult art of Onggi
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Taylor Swift, the Wordsworth of our time?
New English course studies pop star’s lyrics alongside classic literature