Humanities

Humanities / Communication

Creative Communications Lab

May 05, 2023

The new facility will provide Ļć½¶Šć 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 Ļć½¶Šć's Richard Kearney: a World War II-era coming-of-age tale centered on an island off Irelandā€™s coast.

Humanities / Literature

ā€œKantika," new from Ļć½¶Šć'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

Ļć½¶Šć Philosophy program ranked top 30 worldwide

March 22, 2023

Among U.S. universities, the Ļć½¶Šć 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

Ļć½¶Šć 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, Ļć½¶Šć 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 Ļć½¶Šć.

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

Ļć½¶Šć Professor of History Heather Cox Richardson talks about her White House interview with President Joe Biden.

Humanities / Literature

Virtually 'Ulysses'

June 16, 2017

Joycestick, Ļć½¶Šć 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

Ļć½¶Šć historian Heather Cox Richardson co-hosts a new WBUR podcast on politics and history.

Humanities / Literature

Joycestick: gaming 'Ulysses'

January 17, 2017

A Ļć½¶Šć 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, Ļć½¶Šć 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 Ļć½¶Šć 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, ā€œSelf-Knowledge and Discernment: The Experience of Pilgrimage,ā€ walk Spainā€™s Camino de Santiago.