Arts & Humanities

Rally ’Round the Cannon: Intimations

Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi holds an Oscar statue.

Director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi Shows Students Acting, Directing Techniques

Acting is best when you’re not thinking about it, Hamaguchi tells students

Gene Andrew Jarrett ’97

Faculty Book: Gene Andrew Jarrett ’97 on Paul Laurence Dunbar

Jarrett details the celebrations and struggles of the “poet laureate of his race”

Jesse McCarthy *18 with his book, “Who Will Pay Reparations on My Soul?”

Jesse McCarthy *18 Shines Spotlight on Little-Known African American Authors

McCarthy won the Whiting Award for his ‘dazzling’ first book

Photo of Saturday Morning Arts program with Trenton high schoolers

Princeton’s Ties and Collaborations in Trenton Are Expanding

Princetonians increasingly connect with schools and service groups to expand college access and more

Photo of Lenora Inez Brown, Sydné Mahone, Shelby Jiggetts-Tivony, and Faedra Chatard Carpenter

Class Close-Up: Students Connect With Local Black Theater Institution

This is a photo of the Tigerlilies singing on stage; eight women are wearing black clothes and pink face masks while they sing.

Student A Cappella Groups Come Together for the Princeton Sing-Off

Princeton Professors Starr and Zelizer Explore the Longevity of Daniel Bell’s Insights

New Book Details Thomas Mann’s Time at Princeton

Mann’s time at Princeton left a permanent mark on his work

This is a photo "Pools," an abstract painting with lots of blue, hanging in Prospect House on a gray wall with a chair rail and crown moulding, next to a fireplace with a gilded mirror over it.

Contemporary Art Exhibit Brings ‘Sea Change’ to Prospect House

Prospect House dates to the mid-1800s and served as the president’s house for nearly a century

Meredith Martin ’97 and Gillian Weiss ’92 explore the connection between art and galley slavery during King Louis XIV’s Reign

Professor Simone Marchesi *02 Considers Dante’s Cross-Cultural Impact

Imani Perry, Professor of African American Studies, Recenters the American South

Emerald Cities

Darcie Little Badger ’10 Weaves Lipan Apache Storytelling into Novels

‘I’d like readers to take away just this feeling of hope for the future, for their future’

Class Close-Up: Students Learn the Art of Stand-Up Comedy

Shariffa Chelimo Ali Explores Race and Sexuality on the Stage

Princetonians Photo: Adam Dressner ’02 Swapped Law for Painting

‘Wicked’ Star Sam Gravitte ’17 Gets Back to Broadway

After COVID shutdown, Broadway actor finally gets his big opening night

New Center Planned as Hub for Indisciplinary American Studies

Winslow Myers ’62 and Others Showcase Artist Walter Tandy Murch

Through Poetry, Joshua Bennett *16 Speaks ‘to the Human Soul’

‘I was always trying to express the music in my head with the people I trusted’

Class Close-Up: Probing Ethics and the Environment Through Religion

Historian Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Is Questioning the Status Quo

Taylor analyzes racial inequalities, social movements, and Black politics