Arts & Culture

Scholar’s new biography nails down identity of earliest known Black American woman novelist, first theorized by Gates

Writer Geoff Dyer talks with Maya Jasanoff about history, memory, and life on the USS George H.W. Bush with 5,000 new friends

Philosopher Quinn White sees a big flaw in common response to creative work

New Harvard course looks at representation in film, TV, music, food

Ruby Bridges receives Robert Coles Call of Service award for work educating others about tolerance

Damion Searls — English ‘gateway’ for Jon Fosse and other writers — discusses Harvard roots, elevating new voices, and his multilingual ‘Matrix’ moment

Tracy K. Smith explores America’s past, present challenges, hopes in new book

Harvard Art Museums exhibition chronicles history, explores lessons for U.S. drug crisis

Robert Brustein, founder of rep companies at Harvard and Yale, recalled as teacher, critic, mentor, innovator

Ahead of Harvard visit, two legends of hip-hop recall New York beginnings

Student-written, -directed musical explores, celebrates life of Teddy’s daughter Alice Lee, cousin Eleanor.

Four shows inspired by building’s iconic architecture are re-staged to mark anniversary.

The Gazette spoke with Todd Rogers about his new book, “Writing for Busy Readers: Communicate More Effectively in the Real World.”

Fashion podcaster traces quintessential American look from campuses to catwalks.

Poet and musician embraces onetime “curse” in compositions inspired by nature and Blackness.

New book by psychologist, sociologist surveys depth, complexity of Bruce Springsteen’s connection to his female fans.

Ruth Simmons’ memoir traces everyday natural beauty, mortal peril of growing up Black in 1940s rural Texas

A reading list for the new school year.

The struggle for racial justice has always had a soundtrack. Charrise Barron explores its evolution from gospel to hip-hop.

Pulitzer-winning novelist, academic Viet Thanh Nguyen to discuss colonization, otherness in Norton Lectures.

A.R.T., ArtsThursdays event centers on the 12-foot puppet of a Syrian refugee child, kicking off monthlong arts programming on migration and immigration.

Fantasy worlds from Middle Earth to Westeros come to life in Harvard Library exhibit.

Do: Ask questions and keep an open mind. Don’t: Say your child could’ve made that.

The early photo technique — and stories of people in front of, behind camera — get new exposure as Harvard digitizes vast collection.

Women entertainers are dominating the summer. Lecturer in women, gender, and sexuality discusses the forces at play.

Fourteen suggestions for books to take you places you’ve never been, full of new people, unaccustomed sights, smells, tastes.

Writer, animator, architect, musician, and mixed-media artist detail potential value, limit of works produced by AI

Experts weigh in on pop superstar’s cultural and financial impact as her tours and albums continue to break records.

From planning a film festival to researching arts-based sex education, students find “real-world” applications for their chosen passions.

Scholarly wisdom for readers beating their heads against a great work of literature: Stop doing that