Arts & Humanities

May–June/72

From our print archive: Medieval history professor James Cate, PhD’35, considers the oeuvre of Emily Post.

July–Aug/14

How the University of Chicago, the great books craze, and a love of Goethe helped create the Aspen Institute. 

July–Aug/14

Philosopher Irad Kimhi teaches unhappiness in his own way.

07.02.2014

Author Blair Thornburgh, AB’12, on adjusting to college and life after graduation.
July–Aug/14

A literary mystery hidden inside a 150-year-old copy of Homer’s Odyssey finds an answer.

July–Aug/14

Langston Hughes made a lasting impression as a visiting lecturer at the Laboratory Schools.

May/53

From our print archive: Ernest Hemingway's positive sources of satisfaction and happiness.

06.06.2014

Playing UChicago’s latest alternate reality game.

Spring/14

A new generation investigates art across centuries and continents.

05.16.2014

Author James Cambias, AB’88, discusses the underwater world of his debut novel, A Darkling Sea.

Summer/82

After years of obscurity, composer Philip Glass, AB'56, has found his audience. His works have won the acclaim of opera buffs and rock-and-roll fans alike.