What Is the Value of the Humanities?

How We Read (and Write) Today

On December 4, 2019, Suzanne Conklin Akbari, Professor in the School of Historical Studies, gave the talk "What Is the Value of the Humanities? How We Read (and Write) Today," examining how we engage with literature and exploring the case to be made for reading aloud.

Watch Akbari's talk in the window above, or on the IAS YouTube channel.