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Art and the History of Indigenous America
Shawon Kinew leads a first-year seminar where students study portraits of indigenous American leaders to learn about art, identity, and the history of indigenous peoples. Photo by Jon Chase/Harvard Staff PhotographerRadcliffe Professor Shawon Kinew's first-year Harvard College seminar focuses on the 19th century oil portraits of 25 Native leaders captured in an era of forced relocation.
Brokering an Opioid Settlement
Photo by Stephen Foster/UnsplashAlexandra D. Lahav RI '20 discusses how global settlements of thousands of lawsuits against drug companies and distributors by those ravaged by the opioid epidemic operate.
A Commitment to Radicalism
Angela Davis. Photo by Tony RinaldoAt a Radcliffe Institute conference honoring radical activist and global icon Angela Davis, scholars, activists, and educators discussed revolution, liberation, and the fight against violent oppression.
Angela Davis Looks Back
"When I saved all the material I had no way in imagining that it would culminate in something like this," said Angela Davis, adding, "I just knew that I shouldn't throw it away." Photo by Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff PhotographerThe iconic scholar and activist reflects on her life's work and why she remains inspired at a Radcliffe conference celebrating the acquisition of her archive.
Films That Go Bump in the Night
"Carnival of Souls," 1962.On the occasion of All Hallows’ Eve, the Harvard Gazette checks in with members of the Harvard community—including Radcliffe Professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad—to hear which films they love to fear.
Power and Pitfalls of Gene Editing
Among those at Radcliffe's event, "Making the Cut: Promises and Challenges of Gene Editing," were Charmaine Royal of Duke University (from left), Sylvain Moineau of the Universite Laval, and Jonathan Kimmelman of McGill University. Photo by Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff PhotographerWith thousands of new academic papers on CRISPR science publishing each year, experts examined the rapidly advancing technology at Radcliffe's "Making the Cut" symposium.
A Feminist Intervention into Art
Judy Chicago. Photo by Steve S. LiJudy Chicago has spent her life working to write women into history, and now she is trying to ensure that her carefully documented work of the past sixty years does not disappear.
Writing Black Lives
At a recent Radcliffe talk, biographers Robert Reid-Pharr (from left), Tomiko Brown-Nagin, and Imani Perry explored how their subjects helped shape conversations around black politics, community, identity, and life. Photo by Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff PhotographerAt a recent Radcliffe talk, biographers Robert Reid-Pharr, Tomiko Brown-Nagin, and Imani Perry explored how their subjects helped shape conversations around black politics, community, identity, and life.
Radcliffe Institute Mourns Judith Vichniac, Who Led the Radcliffe Fellowship Program from 2001 to 2018
Photo by Tony RinaldoThe founding director of the Radcliffe Fellowship Program passed away on October 22. She had a profound impact on the lives and careers of hundreds of fellows over the years.
At the Radcliffe Institute, Harvard Professors Discuss "Writing Black Lives"
Photo by By Alexander W. TamImani Perry, Robert Reid-Pharr, and Tomiko Brown-Nagin discussed their respective work on Lorraine Hansberry, James Baldwin, and Constance Baker Motley.