The Scholarship of Self-Transcendence

Candace Vogler leads a search for the meaning of life.

By Courtney C. W. Guerra, AB’05

Two Perspectives on Comedy

Scholars from English and Visual Arts analyze comedy and comedic forms

In dialogue

The Division offers a new joint doctoral degree in Theater and Performance Studies (TAPS).

By Maureen Searcy

The Fight for Truth

Humanists look at a post-truth world

By Jeanie Chung

Storied Starts

A librarian and a linguist discuss their paths to becoming published authors

Tuning up

Braxton Shelley takes a pioneering look at the structure and meaning of gospel music

By Carrie Golus, AB’91, AM’93

American Journey

In poetry and prose, Mitsuye Yamada, AM’53, probes the Japanese immigrant experience.

Excerpt: Dragonfish

“It was the sound of us leaving everything behind.”

Humanistic Journeys

Through Lindsay Fellowships, students explore premodern China and Renaissance…