Explore the history of navigation, from stars to satellites.

An in-depth look at the 1854 London cholera epidemic in Soho and its importance for the field of epidemiology.

Discover Handel’s Messiah in this installment of First Nights, which will explore five masterpieces of western music.

Learn about Beethoven’s monumental 9th Symphony and forms of orchestral music.

Learn about Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, an iconic Romantic symphony that ushered in an era of narrative “program...

Learn the fascinating history of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, one of the most challenging and rewarding ballets ever...

An overview of divination systems, ranging from ancient Chinese bone burning to modern astrology.

Develop skills in digital research and visualization techniques across subjects and fields within the humanities.

Explore what makes cities energizing, amazing, challenging, and perhaps humanity’s greatest invention.

Embark on a global journey to explore the past, present, and future of world literature.

Examine how great modern writers capture the intricacies of our globalized world and how their works circulate within that world...

Examine how cultures of the ancient world defined themselves through literature and how their vision of literature contributes to...

Study Japanese scroll art as text and as "little movies" that immerse the viewer through visual narration. 

An exploration of the haunting figure at the heart of one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays.

Explore acts of storytelling in Shakespeare’s Othello alongside world-class artists who interpret Othello’s story in new forms...