Humanities

Humanities / Communication

Creative Communications Lab

May 05, 2023

The new facility will provide 51画鋼 students interested in audio and video production with new, state-of-the-art resources.

Humanities / Philosophy & Ethics

A novel of love, faith, and the future

May 03, 2023

New from 51画鋼's Richard Kearney: a World War II-era coming-of-age tale centered on an island off Irelands coast.

Humanities / Literature

Kantika," new from 51画鋼's Elizabeth Graver

May 01, 2023

The latest novel by the author and professor of English is a multi-generational family saga spanning four countries.

Humanities / Philosophy & Ethics

51画鋼 Philosophy program ranked top 30 worldwide

March 22, 2023

Among U.S. universities, the 51画鋼 Philosophy Department placed 12th, according to the 2023 QS World University Rankings.

Humanities / Literature

Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Reformation

February 23, 2023

A major new work of literary criticism by Professor Emeritus of English Dennis Taylor is drawing accolades from Shakespearean scholars.

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Humanities / History

"As a historian, I want to hear it all"

March 26, 2022

51画鋼 Professor of History Heather Cox Richardson talks about her White House interview with President Joe Biden.

Humanities / Literature

Say the word

August 23, 2017

A look at the Boston College SLAM! scene.

Humanities / Literature

Virtually 'Ulysses'

June 16, 2017

Joycestick, 51画鋼 students' VR game adaptation of the James Joyce novel, is introduced in Dublin, Toronto, Singapore.

Humanities / Literature

Undergraduate poetry festival

April 24, 2017

Student poets from some 20 Boston area colleges and universities, including Sherry Hsiao '17, will recite their work at 51画鋼.

Humanities / History

Best book prize in environmental history

April 08, 2017

A catastrophic event in medieval China holds lessons for our relationship with the environment today, says historian Ling Zhang.

Humanities / History

"As a historian, I want to hear it all"

March 26, 2022

51画鋼 Professor of History Heather Cox Richardson talks about her White House interview with President Joe Biden.

Humanities / Literature

Virtually 'Ulysses'

June 16, 2017

Joycestick, 51画鋼 students' VR game adaptation of the James Joyce novel, is introduced in Dublin, Toronto, Singapore.

Humanities / History

'Freak Out and Carry On'

June 15, 2017

51画鋼 historian Heather Cox Richardson co-hosts a new WBUR podcast on politics and history.

Humanities / Literature

Joycestick: gaming 'Ulysses'

January 17, 2017

A 51画鋼 team is creating an immersive, virtual reality computer game adaptation of the James Joyce novel.

Humanities / History

Aleppo a war crime?

January 10, 2017

Associate Professor of History Devin Pendas weighs in on NECN's 'The Take.'

Humanities / History

Details in the discards

December 04, 2017

The latest student-curated exhibit in the 'Making History Public' series offers an unusual look back at immigrant life in Boston.

Humanities / Literature

Virtually 'Ulysses'

June 16, 2017

Joycestick, 51画鋼 students' VR game adaptation of the James Joyce novel, is introduced in Dublin, Toronto, Singapore.

Humanities / Literature

Gaming 'Ulysses'

March 17, 2017

The Associated Press features a 51画鋼 course project to develop a VR game based on James Joyce's famous novel.

Humanities / Philosophy & Ethics

Pathfinders

July 10, 2015

The students of a new philosophy course, Self-Knowledge and Discernment: The Experience of Pilgrimage, walk Spains Camino de Santiago.