Peter Der Manuelian
Meet Harvard’s resident Egyptologist.
Humanities
Swerves
Stephen Greenblatt traces the influence of Lucretius, through De Rerum Natura, on modern thought.
6.16.11
Talking About War—During a War on Osama bin Laden
President Drew Faust’s Jefferson Lecture takes on an unexpected timeliness.
5.3.11
The Dilemma of Choice
In a new book, All Things Shining, philosopher Sean Dorrance Kelly confronts modern nihilism with a guide for learning how to live a meaningful life.
4.17.11
Lepore and Longfellow
The historian reexamines the poet.
3.22.11
What Books Are For
The Radcliffe Institute’s “Why Books?” conference touches on a timely theme.
11.3.10
Humanities Center Endowed by $10-Million Gift
Securing a hub for interdisciplinary discourse
10.4.10
Innovator David Edwards’s New Book on “Artscience” Labs
The Lab: Creativity and Culture sets forth a vision of multidisciplinary innovation.
7.27.10
Vincent Brown
The professor of African and African American studies uses multiple media to study slavery.
5.1.10
History Quantified
Applying “natural experiments” to the study of history
5.1.10
Gutenberg 2.0
Harvard’s libraries deal with disruptive change.
5.1.10
Who Cares About Chinese Culture?
A panel discussion with Peter Bol and Tian Xiaofei
4.20.10
Emma Dench
Meet a scholar enthralled by the Romans.
3.1.10
Li Shizhen
Brief life of a pioneering pharmacologist: 1518-1593
1.1.10
Professor Video
Visual, audio, and interactive media are transforming the college classroom
11.1.09
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