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Harvard has long been a place of criticism??entrenched in a worthy tradition that arms young scholars with tools for casting a questioning eye on great works of literature, challenging widely-accepted scientific research or synthesizing the intricacies of history. However, many students are more prone to writing a sonnet, painting a picture or composing a symphony—and the traditional academic atmosphere at times can feel stifling to creativity, if not downright hostile. This move is a sign of positive changes, legitimizing often disregarded creative impulses. Last month in a small forum in Kirkland House Junior...
Today Mitchell could be dressing the part of the professor as avant-hipster, in a chic pale blue sweater, cocoa blazer and thin-rimmed glasses with a quirky pointed bridge. Mitchell’s two classes at Harvard this semester, VES 173x, “American Film Criticism?? and Afro-American Studies 183, “The African American Experience in Film 1930-1970,” drew substantial crowds. The former, originally capped at 50, was changed to open enrollment, and109 undergraduates are currently taking the course. Students in the class, while enduring some organizational hurdles...
Indeed, the SPH move is considered the most certain of the “assumptions”—several of which have drawn heavy criticism??and the school would be among the first wave of institutional development in Allston...
...than writing fiction. Known for his thorough analysis and his unwavering stance in the face of greats (Pynchon, DeLillo and Updike have all felt the brunt of his pen), Wood, 37, has been called the last “true” critic. He himself agrees that broader, contextualized criticism??which not only evaluates literature but espouses a theory of art—is less prevalent in these times. The English department, then, has snatched up one of a dying breed...
...whether Bryant’s accuser is telling the truth, her sour experience will leave an enduring impression. Rape survivors nationwide are watching as this young woman’s credibility is publicly scrutinized. Every minute detail of her life has been put on display for critique and criticism??and she is not the one on trial. After what this 19-year-old woman has gone through, and the public’s reaction to her charges, sexual assault victims will no doubt ask themselves: Is coming forward really worth it? Rape is already grossly underreported; the last...