Little did Léon Theremin realize that his Soviet-sponsored spy research into electromagnetic waves and proximity sensors would lead to the creation of a new and strange musical instrument.

Part of the 2018–2019 Fellows' Presentation Series

We rely on our eyes like never before: to navigate not only the physical world, but also the narrative and information landscapes we increasingly inhabit.

For much of the 20th century, child welfare authorities removed Native American children from their tribal homes, devastating parents and denying children their traditions, culture, and identity.

How do complex living systems arise? Are there self-organizing principles that can explain the evolution from single-celled marine organisms to embryos and beyond?

Part of the 2018–2019 Fellows' Presentation Series

The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University and the Harvard Alumni Association invite you to attend a lecture and discussion with: 

Part of the 2018–2019 Fellows' Presentation Series

An all-purpose Africa reporter, National Public Radio’s Ofeibea Quist-Arcton is often to be found—in open-air markets, on the front line, in the boar

The world-renowned artist Xu Bing will join in conversation with the Harvard faculty members Eugene Wang RI ’17, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Professor of Asian Art, and

Part of the 2018–2019 Fellows' Presentation Series

The poet and Radcliffe Institute visiting scholar Solmaz Sharif will read selected poems and participate in a discussion with Evie Shockley RI ’19.

This roundtable will use the body as a frame for examining racial formation in the Caribbean and United States from the 18th century to the present.

Part of the 2018–2019 Fellows' Presentation Series

Many great discoveries in science are surprises.

The Suffragists captures the power and passion of American women’s fight for the vote through song.

The Next in Science series provides an opportunity for early-career scientists whose creative, cross-disciplinary research is thematically linked to introduce their work to one another, to fellow scientists, and to nonspecialists from Harvard and

Part of the 2018–2019 Fellows' Presentation Series

Join the artist Anna Von Mertens for an opening discussion and reception for her exhibition, Measure.

This conference will explore ways in which contemporary notions of disability are linked to concepts of citizenship and belonging.

This exhibition opens on November 9, 2018 and runs through January 19, 2019.

It will be on view in the Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery of Byerly Hall at 8 Garden Street, Radcliffe Yard, Monday through Saturday, from noon to 5 p.m.

Part of the 2018–2019 Fellows' Presentation Series

Part of the 2018–2019 Fellows' Presentation Series

A panel of academics, activists, political consultants, and journalists will discuss the outcomes of the November 2018 elections at the local, state, and federal levels.

Part of the 2018–2019 Fellows' Presentation Series

Part of the 2018–2019 Fellows' Presentation Series

What is the state of the field of transgender studies in history, archiving, and public health? How do changes in popular usage and attitudes about terminology facilitate or hinder research?

Part of the 2018–2019 Fellows' Presentation Series

Part of the 2018–2019 Fellows' Presentation Series

Clarissa Tossin, a Radcliffe fellow in 2017–2018, expands upon her fellowship project with a newly commissioned exhibition that considers the ecology of an uncertain futu

This exhibition opens on January 31, 2019 and runs through March 16, 2019.

It will be on view in the Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery of Byerly Hall at 8 Garden Street, Radcliffe Yard, Monday through Saturday, from noon to 5 p.m.

Part of the 2018–2019 Fellows' Presentation Series

Part of the 2018–2019 Fellows' Presentation Series

Part of the 2018–2019 Fellows' Presentation Series

Part of the 2018–2019 Fellows' Presentation Series

Part of the 2018–2019 Fellows' Presentation Series

Part of the 2018–2019 Fellows' Presentation Series

Part of the 2018–2019 Fellows' Presentation Series

Willie Cole’s Beauties are haunting, full-scale prints made from crushed and hammered ironing boards, each named after a woman from the artist’s cultural and ancestral history.

This exhibition opens on March 27, 2019, and runs through June 29, 2019.

It will be on view in the Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery of Byerly Hall at 8 Garden Street, Radcliffe Yard, Monday through Saturday, from noon to 5 p.m.

Part of the 2018–2019 Fellows' Presentation Series

Part of the 2018–2019 Fellows' Presentation Series

Part of the 2018–2019 Fellows' Presentation Series

Part of the 2018–2019 Fellows' Presentation Series

Part of the 2018–2019 Fellows' Presentation Series

Part of the 2018–2019 Fellows' Presentation Series

Part of the 2018–2019 Fellows' Presentation Series