Arts & Culture
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When to quit a book
Some give up without guilt while others insist going cover to cover. Harvard readers share their criteria.
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Lace up gloves, enter ring, and write
Novelist and boxer Laura van den Berg says the two practices have a lot in common
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Unearthed papyrus contains lost scenes from Euripides’ plays
Alums help identify, decipher ‘one of the most significant new finds in Greek literature in this century’
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A photographer who makes historical subjects dance
Wendel White manifests the impetus behind his new monograph during Harvard talk
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LeVar Burton got his Du Bois Medal, and the crowd couldn’t resist
‘Reading Rainbow’ theme breaks out at ceremony honoring Black luminaries — including trailblazers in sports, arts, politics, and more
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When the act of writing itself is part of the art
Calligrapher Wang Dongling creates piece with ‘chaotic script’ before Harvard Art Museums audience
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Negotiauctions: New Dealmaking Strategies for a Competitive Marketplace
Holder of dual appointments in Harvard’s Business and Law Schools, Subramanian utilizes theories of negotiating and auctioning to deliver this guide to successful transactions in today’s marketplace.
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Haitian-American artist honored
Harvard Foundation names Wyclef Jean Artist of the Year. To be honored during Cultural Rhythms Saturday (Feb. 27) at Sanders Theatre.
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Islamic treasures a click away
Harvard’s libraries and museums pull together vast materials on the Web, in tandem with Islamic Studies Program.
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Fight or flight
Robert Mnookin’s new book looks at how to negotiate.
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Down-to-earth diva
Opera luminary Renée Fleming offered her guidance and singing expertise to a group of Harvard students at Harvard’s Paine Hall as part of the Office for the Arts’ annual Learning From Performers series.
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‘Frame by Frame’
An exhibit called “Frame by Frame” tells the story of animation’s pioneers at Harvard and reveals the present state of an art that encourages both dreaming and exposition.
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Havana, then and now
A new exhibit at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies pairs historic postcards with visions of current Havana.
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One Strategy: Organization, Planning, and Decision Making
The Harvard Business School’s Marco Iansiti teams up with Microsoft exec Steven Sinofsky to disclose collaborative knowhow on strategizing and mobilizing large-scale operational projects, using 2009’s unleashing of Windows 7 as a prime example.
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The Trauma Myth: The Truth About the Sexual Abuse of Children — And Its Aftermath
Susan Clancy controversially bucks the norm with new research on child sexual abuse, which suggests that well-meaning professionals’ assumptions about abuse are wrong, and can actually do more harm than good.
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New Heroes in Antiquity: From Achilles to Antinoos
Those marvelous ancient Greeks. Thousands of years later, Christopher P. Jones uncorks even more of their allure, probing how mortals became demigods, and why these ancient heroes and heroines were idolized after death.
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Red hot for bluegrass
Harvard hosts one-day symposium on bluegrass music, past and present on Saturday (Feb. 6).
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The future is now
Harvard senior reflects on his filmmaking, including a Siberian documentary and a futuristic fantasy.
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Artistic fun or vocation
With professional-level standards already in place and the spirit of self-sufficiency a prized commodity, the question remains: Should there be University-funded performance degrees?
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Business lady
HBS professor Nancy Koehn discusses “The Story of American Business,” her book on interesting and significant historical examples from the industry.
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Sculptural photos
Radcliffe Fellow and artist Leslie Hewitt brings “the undeniable physical presence of objects’’ to photography.
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‘Herskovits at the Heart of Blackness’
PBS will air “Herskovits at the Heart of Blackness,” a documentary that examines the towering influence of controversial anthropologist Melville Herskovits, on Feb. 2 at 10:30 p.m. as part of the series “Independent Lens.” Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal will host the program.
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Where the wild things are
An exhibit of photos by photographer Amy Stein at the Harvard Museum of Natural History explores the boundaries between humankind and nature.
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Defining themselves
Two daguerreotypes recently acquired by the Harvard Art Museum’s Department of Photographs show a distinguished African-American man and a woman, countering stereotypes of the day.
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Committee on arts announced
Harvard University President Drew Faust today (Dec. 21) announced the formation of a University-wide advisory committee on the arts, the Harvard University Committee on the Arts (HUCA).
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How the West was written
Western poet Katie Peterson, a Radcliffe Fellow, shares her sense of desert life on a vast canvas with startling intimacy.
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Where the Renaissance still lives
At Villa I Tatti, the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, more than 30 scholars gather for three to 10 months to pursue their studies on the Italian Renaissance: its music, history, economics, science, politics, and art.
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A tale of two continents
English professor Elisa New found her great-grandfather’s cane, and that spawned a twisting journey to find her family history, now relayed in a book.
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Entrance, stage left
Julie Peters, the inaugural Byron and Anita Wien Professor, focuses on artistic cultural history, as well as the literary works themselves.
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‘Shakespeare Exploded’
A.R.T. leads effort to keep Shakespeare’s plays relevant for modern times, with its primary mission what his likely was: to lure audiences into the theater.
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All fired up
The Harvard Ceramics Program turns 40 this year and says goodbye to its longtime director Nancy Selvage.
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Indian College found?
Students digging in Harvard Yard may have found remnant evidence of Indian College, one of Harvard’s earliest buildings.
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Revelations on Revelation
Biblical scholar Elaine Pagels visits Radcliffe, presenting a “mad dash” of fresh thinking on the New Testament’s Book of Revelation.
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Learning Lessons: Medicine, Economics, and Public Policy
With more than 50 years of experience in the economics and policy worlds, Fein dishes the lessons he’s learned on government, decision making, and more, attempting to breathe new life into our nation’s welfare.
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The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk, and Adventure in the 25 Years After 50
Sociologist Lawrence-Lightfoot’s inspiring book says that ages 50-75 are prime time for adventure. Forty interviews with people living in their “third chapter” show how fulfilling life can be then.
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Enchanted Hunters: The Power of Stories in Childhood
Tatar plumbs the lore and enchantment of children’s stories, revealing their power to ensnare imaginations, and highlights the magic of reading and what children take from it.