Explore the reunification of China under the Tang with a focus on aristocratic culture — from poetry to calligraphy to literature.

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

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

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

Learn about Claudio Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, one of the first operas ever written.

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

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

An exploration of the dynamics of contemporary China using the tools of close reading, discussion, and analysis.

Gain a foundational knowledge of American constitutional democracy while crafting your own civic voice and identity.

Learn how American women created, confronted, and embraced change in the 20th century while exploring ten objects from Radcliffe’...

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...

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

Learn how to read William Shakespeare's plays through his biography, Elizabethan and Jacobean history, and modern performance.

An exploration of the magnetic and ambivalent character of Shylock in William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.