Tag: Ellen Winner
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Nation & World
Something darker than awe
Professor Ellen Winner looks at what may be happening in the minds of viewers who are taking in Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s wrapped Arc de Triomphe.
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Nation & World
The aesthetic attitude to art
Senior researcher at Project Zero and Boston College Professor of Psychology Ellen Winner’s latest book, “How Art Works: A Psychological Exploration,” is based on years of research both at Harvard and BC, and looks at art through psychological and philosophical lenses.
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Nation & World
Howard Gardner: ‘A Blessing of Influences’
One of an occasional story in which Harvard faculty members recount their early influences, Howard Gardner recalls the mentors who helped to shape his early academic career.