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    Sophomore Tutorial

    After declaring the concentration in the fall, sophomores in History & Literature take a Sophomore Tutorial in the spring. Jointly taught by two faculty (usually one historian and one literary scholar), Sophomore Tutorials immerse concentrators in the creative, rigorous, and rewarding work of interdisciplinary scholarship. 

    To allow plenty of time to explore new interests, History & Literature concentrators do not declare a particular...

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    Junior Tutorial

    Junior Tutorial is a year-long course that provides History & Literature concentrators with a unique opportunity to develop, explore, focus, or expand their intellectual interests. Juniors are clustered into small groups (usually three students) and matched with a tutor based on common interests.

    The Junior Tutorial instructor also acts as the student’s academic adviser. At the beginning of the fall semester, juniors discuss their course selections with their advisers, and they also...

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    Senior Tutorial

    The Senior Tutorial is a year-long, one-on-one course devoted primarily to researching and writing the Senior Thesis, but also to preparing for the Senior Oral Exam. Students typically meet with their tutor once a week to discuss their ideas and work in progress.

    In the Senior Tutorial, as in the Junior Tutorial, students’ tutors act as their academic advisers. If a faculty member outside History & Literature serves as the thesis adviser, History & Literature will also provide the...

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    Thesis Prizes

    History & Literature Prizes:

    • Edward Chandler Cumming Prize for the senior thesis of highest distinction.
    • Oliver-Dabney Senior Prize for a senior thesis of high distinction.
    • Barbara Miller Solomon Prize for a senior thesis of high distinction.
    • John Clive Prize for a senior thesis of high distinction on a topic in the field of Britain.
    • Perry Miller Prize for a senior thesis of high distinction on a topic in the field of America.
    • David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies Prize for a...
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    Since 1906

    In 1906, at a now legendary dinner at Boston’s Tavern Club, Barrett Wendell proposed a program in History & Literature. At the time, President Eliot’s “elective system” allowed students to take any sixteen courses in the College and graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Wendell, a professor of English, sought to counter the pleasant anarchy of this system with a more focused plan of study. Students of History & Literature, he thought, should take courses in both History and English, including...

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    Distinguished Lectures

    Each year, History & Literature invites distinguished writers and scholars to speak with students and faculty. These events provide an occasion to assemble as an intellectual community to discuss exciting new works. Students often read a piece of writing by the author in preparation for the public lecture, which is sometimes followed by a master class exclusively for the concentration. Below is a partial list of past Distinguished Lectures in History & Literature.

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