Arts & Humanities

Anders Winroth, newly named as the Birgit Baldwin Professor of History, specializes in the history of medieval Europe.

What makes life meaningful? Professors Miroslav Volf and Matthew Croasmun explore this question in their course “Life Worth Living” and in this YDS podcast.

A 15-day celebration of arts, ideas, and culture, this year’s International Festival of Arts & Ideas is taking place in New Haven from June 9-23.

In addition to the many ongoing exhibits in the museums and galleries, June is a great time to enjoy a tour, a movie, music, and theater.

Edward Breuer, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and David Sorkin, the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Modern Jewish History (Yale University Press)

Yale history professor Denise Y. Ho’s work focuses on how museum exhibitions reinforced revolutionary ideas of class and power in Mao’s China.

David Scott Kastan, the George M. Bodman Professor of English, and Stephen Farthing, artist (Yale University Press)

Based on the theme “Resilience and Reconciliation,” a three-day teach-in at Yale sought to explore the bonds between objects, art, healing, and reflection.

A unique event at Yale allowed members of the Brothertown Indian Nation to hear for the first time sacred, centuries-old hymnal music sung as it was written.

“Commit yourselves,” YDS Dean Greg Sterling challenged each of the graduates, “to tell the truth and only the truth.”