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...College. She has a no-nonsense personality, her lectures are jam-packed with information, and she’s one of the sharpest teachers around. Be sure to shop her class, History of Science 177, “Stories Under the Skin: The Mind-Body Connection in Modern Medicine.”And this year, Darwin will make a triumphant return to Harvard: Mendelsohn used to teach a Darwin Core class, but professor Janet Browne, a new (female!) hire who somehow managed to survive a Summers-era tenure process—will teach Historical Study...
...course is separated into two semesters, and various professors in the department present on their area of expertise. Because the class covers such a broad range of material, it will help you decide which area you want to focus on, whether it’s ancient African or modern American art. You’ll also become familiar with the likes of Benjamin Buchloh, a modern art professor who came to Harvard last year and is a world-renowned art historian. His fame comes from incredible intelligence as well as uncanny incoherence and a remarkable ability to invent words. You?...
...you’re up for a bit of a challenge, you might want to look at A-72, “The Enlightenment Invention of the Modern Self,” taught by superstar crowd-pleaser Leo Damrosch. As the name implies, the material is rather abstract: you’ll look at different ways Enlightenment writers conceived of and depicted the “self.” Damrosch is dynamite as always—you’ll learn a lot in this course—but the grading is pretty harsh and the concepts tackled...
...watch as it is infectious, no prior knowledge of music or musical notation is required, and “First Nights” provides a thorough introduction to classical music. Another gem of a Core is Lit and Arts B-34, “Frank Lloyd Wright and the Modern City and Suburb.” The class features some hard grading, but Professor Neil Levine is interesting and knowledgeable. There’s a lot of reading, but you don’t need to do all of it to follow along. B-51 and B-34 are both...
...light” course load, Philosophy is famous for Professor Alison Simmons (who is very active in the ongoing curricular review and is the department’s Head Tutor) and her accessible but difficult Phil 8 class, “Introduction to the History of Early Modern Philosophy.” It’s the kind of class that people say is both the best and hardest they’ve taken at Harvard. Matthew Boyle offers a less daunting but less interesting introductory course, Phil 3, “Introduction to the Problems of Philosophy...