History & Literature's Peer Advisers are students in the program who provide counsel to prospective and current concentrators, serve as liaisons between concentrators and the program's staff, and organize concentration-wide events that enhance the intellectual life of the community.
Whether you are current or prospective student considering History & Literature, our Peer Advisers are happy to talk with you about their experiences in the concentration. To help you get started, they have suggested a few topics you might want to ask them about, but they are happy to answer other questions as well.
If you are a current concentrator interested in serving as a Peer Adviser, we would love to hear from you! Please contact our Associate Director of Studies for more information.
Ask Me About: Pursuing teaching after graduation, education policy, time management related to Hist & Lit (balancing reading and seminars instead of tests and lectures).
Extracurriculars: Coaching the Boston Debate League and working on local campaigns...
Ask Me About: Pursuing History and Literature as a double concentrator (Psychology); Arts and narrative journalism; study abroad programs; being an international student; exploring the humanities programs at Harvard; taking graduate courses; exploring the...
Ask Me About: Pursuing Hist & Lit as an allied field for a joint concentration; Art, Film, & Visual Studies (AFVS); Latin American studies and art course recommendations; working in museums; summer humanities research; visual arts opportunities at Harvard...
Ask Me About: Being an international student, Pacific studies, blue humanities, grant applications/research funding, language citations (particularly Chinese!), public service opportunities at Harvard, taking five or six classes a semester.
Extracurricular...
Ask Me About: Journalism at Harvard, Government secondary and Spanish citation, deciding between different humanities and social science concentrations, creative writing, what makes Hist & Lit different than similar concentrations
Extracurriculars: The...
Ask Me About: Doubling in Hist & Lit and Economics (planning out your courses), interdisciplinary research, good movies and coffee spots
Extracurriculars: Harvard Undergraduate Law Review, Film Club, Harvard Undergraduate Legal Committee, Harvard...
Ask Me About: Museum and archive-related opportunities, studying contemporary Black history, using the Harvard library system effectively, the best HistLit resources, research fellowships, getting paid to do things you love!
Extracurriculars: Phillips...
Ask Me About: Ask me about medieval studies, 20th century fantasy, creative writing, Hist & Lit versus other humanities concentrations, language study (German, Old Norse, Swedish), and journalism at Harvard!
Extracurriculars: The Harvard Crimson, The...
Ask Me About: History & Literature in a joint concentration (History of Art & Architecture); contemporary Black art; studying and/or working abroad in Europe and Africa; pursuing independent research; galleries, libraries, archives, and museum work...
Ask Me About: Hist & Lit as a double with a STEM concentration, exploring different fields of the humanities and social sciences as part of Hist & Lit, why Hist & Lit, integrating scientific history into Hist & Lit, taking more than four classes...
Ask Me About: Focusing in American Studies; simultaneously exploring Government and/or Philosophy; finding research jobs; taking more than four classes; preparing for pre-law
Extracurriculars: The Harvard Advocate (Poetry Board), The Harvard Crimson (News...
Ask Me About: European Studies in History & Literature; narrowing down your time and region of focus; taking six classes per term; research jobs on campus; exploring humanities disciplines; choosing between History & Literature and Social Studies/History...
