Harvard Through History

Harvard FAS

The Harvard of today was shaped by events from the past century, among them, the creation of the House system; the protests over the war in Viet Nam; and the efforts to diversify admissions. This seminar will explore those events by considering how they were reflected in historical documents—and refracted through novels and film. Texts will include William Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom! (1936), Erich Segal’s Love Story (1970), Zadie Smith’s On Beauty (2005), and Harvard Beats Yale 29-29…