Ethics, computing, and AI: Perspectives from MIT
Faculty representing all five MIT schools offer views on the ethical and societal implications of new technologies.
Spenser’s "Faerie Queene" as a modern visual comic
Junior Ivy Li, a literature and physics major, adapts a legendary work and innovates in an enduring literary tradition.
How writing technology shaped classical thinking
Stephanie Frampton’s new book explores the written word in the Roman world.
Q&A: Roger Conover on a lifetime in publishing
Longtime executive editor for art and architecture at the MIT Press discusses his experiences in the publishing world.
Inside "The Laughing Room"
An artificial intelligence-powered laugh track amuses and unsettles in interactive installations by Jonny Sun.
Times Higher Education ranks MIT No.1 in business and economics, No.2 in arts and humanities
Worldwide honors for 2019 span three MIT schools.
Professor Emerita Catherine Chvany, Slavic scholar, dies at 91
Internationally renowned for her works in Slavic poetics and linguistics, Chvany also mentored several generations of scholars.
Novelist Min Jin Lee makes the case for understanding through fiction
At MIT event, “Pachinko” author talks about literature as a way of understanding outsiders in modern culture.
From blank verse to blockchain
Ryan Robinson '17 launched his startup with skills from both the humanities and engineering.
MIT Federal Credit Union embraces the Read with Malcolm initiative
Brian Ducharme reads to students at Morse Elementary and hands out copies of Malcolm Mitchell’s book “The Magician’s Hat.”
Times Higher Education names MIT No. 2 university worldwide for the arts and humanities
Schools of Architecture and Planning; Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, and several centers are home to the arts and humanities at MIT.
A.R. Gurney, acclaimed playwright, author, and longtime MIT professor, dies at 86
An MIT humanities and literature faculty member for 36 years, Gurney was known as an outstanding teacher and inspiring mentor.
![“It really matters how adults think and talk about what it means to be a child,” says literature professor Marah Gubar, noting that childhood “is not just biological; it’s also a social and cultural matter, so it changes over time, across cultures, and in different [social] classes.”](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201607/MIT-Marah-Gubar-A1-press.jpg?itok=rU11JFzx)
Your child, the literary talent
Literature professor Marah Gubar studies the creative powers of kids.
Powered by literature on her way toward an MD
Senior Cara Lai cites MIT Literature studies as key to her preparation for medical practice.