Humanities
Useful and Ornamental
New book looks at cultivating gardens and the self
Mock Me Gently
Ralph Rosen's new book explores the dynamics of comic mockery and satire in Greek and Roman poetry
The Evolution of Tragedy
School of Arts and Sciences Dean Rebecca Bushnell’s new book reinvigorates a classic genre for today’s readers.
The Forgotten History of Civil Rights
Tom Sugrue talks about his upcoming book, Sweet Land of Liberty.
Unlocking the Secrets of a ‘Lost’ Mycenaean Port City
Classics professor Thomas Tartaron explores a Bronze Age harbor to understand the mechanisms of expansion and trade in ancient Greece.
Political Underground Railroad
A new book by historian Steven Hahn takes up the hidden history of African American politics and the politics of writing history.
In My Words and Songs I Will Love
English professor Charles Bernstein publishes book of selected poems.
The State of the Union: Defining America From a Tightrope
An audio Q&A with Professor of American Social Thought and Professor of History Mary Frances Berry
President Obama and the Burden of Race
Audio Q&A with American historian Thomas Sugrue
The Politics of Black Religion
Historian Barbara Savage's new book examines tensions between faith and political activism in black churches.
Nobody's Fault But Mine
Guthrie P. Ramsey, Jr. echoes the past in his latest musical projects.
Art on Wheels
Religious studies professor Jamal Elias explores the culture of truck decoration in Pakistan.
Balancing Act
Historian Richard Beeman’s new book explores the making of the American Constitution.
Loathly Lady Live
English scholar Wendy Steiner places enduring characters in new conversations at the cusp between opera and musical theater.