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Portrait of George Frederic Handel with music staff and notes in the background.
Art & Design
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Handel's Messiah and Baroque Oratorio

Discover Handel’s Messiah in this installment of First Nights, which will explore five masterpieces of western music.
Price
Free*
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Available now
Color portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven with music staff and notes in the background.
Art & Design
Online

Beethoven's 9th Symphony and the 19th Century Orchestra

Learn about Beethoven’s monumental 9th Symphony and forms of orchestral music.
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Free*
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Painted portrait of Berlioz
Art & Design
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First Nights: Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique and Program Music in the 19th Century

Learn about Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, an iconic Romantic symphony that ushered in an era of narrative “program music.”
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Free*
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 Black and white image of the composer
Art & Design
Online

Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring: Modernism, Ballet, and Riots

Learn the fascinating history of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, one of the most challenging and rewarding ballets ever written.
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Free*
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Multi-colored silhouettes of famous city structures such as the Eiffel Towel and the Space Needle
Social Sciences
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CitiesX: The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life

Explore what makes cities energizing, amazing, challenging, and perhaps humanity’s greatest invention.
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Free*
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Available now
Jewish Bible Course Image
Humanities
Online

The Jewish Bible: Its History As A Physical Artifact

Join Harvard faculty in this online course to discover the physical history of the Jewish bible.
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Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
Large Lecture Hall
Humanities
Online

Justice

This introduction to moral and political philosophy is one of the most popular courses taught at Harvard College.
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Free*
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Women carrying signs in a protest march
Humanities
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Women Making History: Ten Objects, Many Stories

Learn how American women created, confronted, and embraced change in the 20th century while exploring ten objects from Radcliffe’s Schlesinger Library.
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Free*
Registration Deadline
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Social Sciences
Online

We the People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy

Gain a foundational knowledge of American constitutional democracy while crafting your own civic voice and identity.
Price
Free*
Duration
7 weeks long
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Earliest surviving map showing Portuguese geographic discoveries in the east and west.
Humanities
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Masterpieces of World Literature

Embark on a global journey to explore the past, present, and future of world literature.
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Free*
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Large ancient ship sailing across the ocean
Humanities
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Ancient Masterpieces of World Literature

Examine how cultures of the ancient world defined themselves through literature and how their vision of literature contributes to our understanding of civilization, culture, and literature today.
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Free*
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Building rooftops overlooking a body of water
Humanities
Online

Modern Masterpieces of World Literature

Examine how great modern writers capture the intricacies of our globalized world and how their works circulate within that world to find their own audiences.
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Free*
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Humanities
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Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasive Writing and Public Speaking

Gain critical communication skills in writing and public speaking with this introduction to American political rhetoric.
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Free*
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Three scenes from Xixiang Ji, translated as Romance of the Western Chamber, from the Ming Dynasty.
Humanities
Online

China Humanities: The Individual in Chinese Culture

Explore Chinese history and culture from the perspective of the individual through philosophical texts, literary works, and art.
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Free*
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Image of the five books of the ChinaX book club
Humanities
Online

ChinaX Book Club: Five Authors, Five Books, Five Views of China

An exploration of the dynamics of contemporary China using the tools of close reading, discussion, and analysis.
Price
Free*
Duration
5 weeks long
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