Arts & Culture

Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Government Peterson traces American public schools through their reformers, and addresses a new era of virtual learning in which families have greater choice and control over their children’s education than ever.

Darnton, director of the Harvard University Library, backtracks to 18th century Paris and the police crackdown on poetry. But verse persevered through a “viral” network of citizens, who smuggled poetry by any means they could.

In their new book, “Running Out of Water: The Looming Crisis and Solutions to Conserve Our Most Precious Resource,” Peter Rogers and Susan Leal outline water’s global predicament as the world’s population soars to 8 billion.

This season’s In-Sight Evenings begin at the Harvard Art Museums, mixing a freewheeling soiree with an inspired lecture.

A $10 million gift to the Humanities Center at Harvard will help bring the traditional arts of interpretation to more students.

Former Harvard President Derek Bok and his wife Sissela, a Harvard fellow, discussed their recent books on happiness in a discussion at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

In a panel discussion, Harvard scholars and performer Amanda Palmer examined the sinister sides and social significance of the American Repertory Theater’s new production of “Cabaret.”

Archaeologists examining the African-American past are broadening their focus to include a greater understanding of Africa, according to Christopher Fennell, who spoke at the Harvard African Seminar.

New Harvard lecture series, “Visible Language,” explores the origins of the written word across diverse ages and cultures, its origins marked by a “diverse oneness.”

A lecture marks the path to a Harvard exhibit of 16th century art and science, still in the making.

Harvard’s newest professor of composition explores the limits of musical expression with her works and hopes to steer students to their own musical voices.

“In Brown’s Wake,” the new book by Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow, tackles the legacy of the landmark Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education.

This valuable handbook for new parents, written by McEvoy, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, offers evidence-based solutions and covers everything from spit-up to vaccinations.

Harvard Extension School instructor Philip Gambone traveled for two years, interviewing 40 members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities about their lives. These interviews include insights from David Sedaris, Mark Doty, and Barney Frank.

Youngme Moon, the Donald K. David Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, says mediocrity in competition is rampant, but it’s adventurousness that spells success. Just ask Google or Apple.

Seven take on teaching roles at the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies.

Artistic director offers students insights and technical tips on the graceful yet grueling craft of ballet during master class.

“Our World at War” photo exhibit revisits the scenes of recent conflicts, exposing a penumbra of pain, fortitude, and even joy.

A new exhibition, “Rev. Badger’s Misfits: Deviations and Diversions,” at the Harvard Map Collection, asks viewers to consider some of these “cartographic curiosities.”

A new language course offers students at Harvard Divinity School a chance to develop a nuanced cultural approach to their ministry work.

A new season of performances involving the Common Spaces Chairs Project kicked off with the chairs as the star.

Renowned critic Helen Vendler takes on Amherst’s own Emily Dickinson in her new book, “Dickinson: Selected Poems and Commentaries.”

Historian Robert Allison colors in Cape Cod’s record with photographs, historical figures, and far-from-dry tales in “A Short History.”

Peabody Museum Associate Curator Michèle Morgan and authors review significant findings at the historical New Mexico reserve, answering many questions about the population and behavior of the Pecos pueblo.

Max Essex, the Mary Woodard Lasker Professor of Health Sciences, and Unity Dow track the Botswana HIV/AIDS crisis through heartrending narratives of those affected by the disease — an estimated one out of four adults.

The Du Bois Institute opens a new exhibit at the Rudenstine Gallery in conjunction with the M. Victor Leventritt Symposium and a 10-book series.

Museum presentation discusses three German artists shaped in the cauldron of world war, and a younger fourth molded by the gender wars.

The American Repertory Theater presents a rollicking fall lineup, with surprises at every turn.

Peabody Museum researcher finds 400-year-old document that contains numerical translations of a previously unknown Peruvian language.

A new exhibition at Harvard’s Houghton Library explores the life of philosopher William James.