Humanities Division
Humanities Frameworks Courses Earn Good Reviews
The professors who developed the curricula for these introductory courses said that the classes aim to offer students a broad approach to the humanities that stresses the everyday relevance of the discipline.
The Art of Reading
Humanities professor Homi K. Bhabha teaches Humanities 11c: Frameworks: The Art of Reading, a new course that allows students to approach reading as a practice of interpretation.
Creative Writing Program Hopes for Capital Campaign Support in Continued Expansion
The English Department seeks to grow its creative writing offerings, as student demand continues to grow. Two creative writing instructors have already joined the faculty this year.
Humanities Studio Class
Jeffrey T. Schnapp, professor of Romance languages and literatures, speaks about a collective learning experience in visual art during his new course Humanities Studio 2: "Homeless Paintings of the Italian Renaissance" in Boylston Hall Jan. 29.
Open House Showcases New Hispanic Research Center
The Instituto Cervantes, a non-profit created by the Spanish government, operates branches in over 20 countries with 54 centers in total. The institute's Harvard branch focuses on research of the Spanish language in the United States.
Humanities Studio
Jeffrey T. Schnapp, professor of romance languages and literatures, speaks about a collective learning experience in visual art during his new course Humanities Studio 2: "Homeless Paintings of the Italian Renaissance" in Boylston Hall on Jan. 29.
New Humanities Courses Experiment with Teaching Methods
This spring, students will be able to explore the intersection of the humanities, technology, and design in two new humanities studio courses.
Jazz Musician Herbie Hancock Will Deliver 2014 Norton Lectures
The jazz musician will deliver six lectures in February and March, joining the ranks of past Norton Professors like T.S. Eliot and Igor Stravinsky.
Harvard Official: A- is Median Grade and A Most Common Across All Three FAS Divisions and SEAS
The new information challenges the belief held by some that grade inflation is less prevalent in courses in the sciences than in the humanities.
8 Courses That Will Stop the Humanities Crisis
The Crimson encourages the humanities departments to take action to stop the decline of humanities by creating new courses. These courses, conveniently labeled “m” for money, may succeed in luring students of STEM to the house of humanism and soothing their worries with regards to employment and low wages. These courses will all betoken the nuanced utilities of humanities courses in the most obvious manner. Students will get a chance to answer questions that have real life applications, and gain both intellectual enhancement and practical skills.
Same Story, New Book: Repackaging Humanities at Harvard
Recently, national news outlets have declared a crisis of the humanities. But at Harvard, the plot gets more complicated. The challenges facing Harvard's humanities necessitate changes to course offerings far more than the core of the humanistic enterprise.
Panel Discusses US Prison Dilemmas
Ten distinguished professors gathered in Emerson Hall on Wednesday as part of the Mahindra Humanities Center event “Prison USA: The Dilemmas of Mass Incarceration”. The event, composed of two panels, dealt with the origins and current state of the American penal system and with the potential for change and solutions.
