Martin Puchner is the Byron and Anita Wien Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Harvard University. His prize-winning books range from philosophy to technology and the arts and include the Norton Anthology of World Literature, which has brought 4000 years of literature to students across the globe; The Written World, a Wall Street Journal bestseller that has been translated into twenty-three languages; and Literature for a Changing Planet, which draws lessons from world literature for addressing climate change. His most recent book, Culture: The Story of Us, from Cave Art to K-Pop is a global history of the arts and humanities. His personalized chatbots let you converse with Socrates, the Buddha and many others. He is a member of the European Academy and has received numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Cullman Fellowship, the Berlin Prize, the Humboldt Prize and the Massachusetts Book Award.
Byron and Anita Wien Professor of Drama and of English and Comparative Literature; Chair of the Committee on Theater, Dance and Media; Continuing Education/Special Program Instructor