The recently released documentary Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, is an artful and intimate meditation on the legendary storyteller. The film examines Morrison's life, works, and the powerful themes she has confronted throughout her literary career. It features interviews with Morrison and a number of her peers, critics, and colleagues, including HDS’s Davíd Carrasco, Neil L. Rudenstine Professor of the Study of Latin America.... Read more about HDS's Carrasco Appears in Toni Morrison Documentary
"It was impressive how she would fall into this deep awareness of what she was looking at. That’s the way I’ve noticed her over the years," says HDS Professor Davíd Carrasco of writer Toni Morrison.
Davíd Carrasco, Neil L. Rudenstine Professor of the Study of Latin America at HDS, delivered the following remarks at Morning Prayers in Harvard's Memorial Church on December 6, 2018.... Read more about Love, Begging to Be Let In
“Who are the ancestors that are being invited back? Not just Mexicans,” says HDS Professor David Carrasco. “The Mexican Day of the Dead is inclusive . . . anybody can come.”
PBS’s latest series, Native America, explores the world created by America’s first peoples. The four-part series, which premieres October 23, reaches back 15,000 years to reveal massive cities aligned to the stars, unique systems of science and spirituality, and over 100 million people connected by social networks spanning two continents.... Read more about Exploring Native America
The fall 2018 Eduardo Matos Moctezuma Lecture was delivered by Alfredo López Austin, Emeritus Professor at the Institute for Anthropological Research, at Mexico’s National Autonomous University on October 9.
Students seeking knowledge go to Harvard. Students seeking wisdom go to Harvard Hall — and there, on every Wednesday afternoon, grapple with some of the most difficult, fundamental, and existential questions facing humankind.... Read more about Divinity School Class Offers Pain, Joy, and Wisdom
