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Some might contend that a required course in U.S. history smacks of nationalism, because it gives the same weight to studying one country as to studying the rest of the world. If Harvard is to train undergraduates as "global citizens" should it not concentrate on understanding other cultures?
Despite its commitment to ethnic diversity, Harvard’s annual “Cultural Rhythms” dance festival has always excluded one group: those who can’t dance, won’t dance, or have always been too scared to try. Last Saturday, those who had...
DK: When law works well, it helps provide a vocabulary for communicating across very different cultures about the legitimacy and desirability of violence. When law doesn’t work well, it gives everybody the sense that they are entitled to do what they are doing, that their cause is...
The Silk Road Project’s second annual on-campus festival kicks off today, with a free concert and film screening that spotlight China’s influence on the arts. Eight years ago, cellist Yo-Yo Ma ’76 founded the project, which derives its name...
Play out they did, and those who wondered what an Australian orchestra could possibly offer the Japanese, famously finicky in their classical music appreciation, were immediately answered in the cross-cultural fanfare of Brisbane composer Liza Lim's Flying Banner (after Wang To). And upon completion of their spectacular rendition...