Recession Lesson
Walter Licht uses history to explain why the recession might be here to stay.
Honorable Disobedience
Toni Bowers follows historical literary heroines’ battles with seduction.
Will the Supreme Court Protect Hollywood…and Jimi Hendrix?
Peter Decherney, Associate Professor of English and Cinema Studies, asks whether Congressional copyright law stifles the Arts.
The Politics of Style
Historian Kathy Peiss' new book traces the turbulent history of the zoot suit.
Like Father, Like Son
Paul Hendrickson explores Ernest Hemingway’s softer side.
Upheavals and Adjustments
New Penn Humanities Forum programming explores the topic of adaptation.
Tying the Royal Knot
David Wallace takes us behind the scenes at the royal wedding.
An Inevitable Revolution
In this video Q&A, Eve Troutt Powell provides a historian's perspective on the Egyptian uprising.
Violin as Subject and Muse
Fifth-year Ph.D. student Juliet Glazer is examining the aesthetics, sound, and valuation of instrument-making in the U.S. and Italy.