Mahindra Humanities Center Courses

Shannon Jackson- Ecological Time in Time-Based Media Art

Exploring ecological themes in time-based media art, examining artists' responses to climate change and their techniques for addressing urgent environmental crises through visual storytelling.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

William Kentridge - Drawing Lesson: Anti-Entropy

Explore the creative process and knowledge creation through art with William Kentridge's lecture on drawing, incorporating philosophy, history, and visual perception.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 11 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

William Kentridge - Drawing Lesson: In Praise of Mistranslation

Drawing as a means of understanding: Kentridge explores art's role in creating knowledge, from Plato's cave to colonial oppression, challenging how we construct meaning through visual processes and transformations.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Psychedelics in Society and Culture - A Conversation with Michael Pollan

Explore psychedelics' impact on human consciousness, spirituality, and creativity with bestselling author Michael Pollan. Discover insights into altered states and their implications for understanding the human experience.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

On the Double, or Inauthenticity - Norton Lecture 1

Explore the complexities of writing as an 'other' and the power of literature to both save and destroy, through an autobiographical lens that bridges humanities and refugee experiences.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Transmedia Dramaturgy of Pre- and Post-Pandemic Theatre

Exploring new dramaturgical concepts for transmedia narratives in theatre, addressing challenges of multiplatform storytelling and pandemic-induced technological adaptations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Future Stage Manifesto - Reimagining Performing Arts in a Hyperconnected World

Panel discussion exploring the futureStage Manifesto's vision of performance as a human right and its impact on the performing arts in a hyperconnected world, featuring insights on innovation in connected theatre.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Transmedia Arts - Exploring Environmental Phenomena with teamLab

Explore teamLab's innovative digital art philosophy, focusing on Environmental Phenomena and immersive installations that blur boundaries between viewer and artwork.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Transmedia Arts - Constructing Testimony in the Times of Pandemic

Explore how virtual reality platforms enabled artistic collaboration and social engagement during the pandemic, challenging traditional online interactions and fostering new forms of digital testimony.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Organizing and Abolition: Then and Now - When the Prisoners Ran Walpole 50 Years Later - Session 4

Exploring prison reform, activism, and abolition through the lens of the 1973 Walpole prison takeover. Experts discuss historical events and their relevance to contemporary movements for justice and incarceration reform.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 55 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Transmedia Arts - Immersing Audiences in Unforgettable Worlds

Explore innovative techniques for creating immersive, participatory experiences that blur reality and fiction. Learn key insights on audience engagement and collaborative storytelling from an expert in transmedia arts.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Blurring the Prison Wall: The NPRA, Commissioner John Boone, and Prison Abolition - Session 3

Exploring the 1973 Walpole prison takeover by inmates, its impact on prison reform, and connections to the abolitionist movement. Features firsthand accounts and expert perspectives on this historic event.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

When the Prisoners Ran Walpole - 50 Years Later - Session Two

Explore the 1973 Walpole prison takeover by inmates, its impact on prison reform, and connections to modern abolitionist movements. Hear firsthand accounts from participants and activists.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

When the Prisoners Ran Walpole - 50 Years Later - Session 1

Explore the historic 1973 event when prisoners peacefully ran Walpole State Prison, featuring a documentary screening and discussion with key participants from the National Prisoners Reform Association.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 50 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Barriers to Transforming Climate Dialogues - Tanner Lecture Two

Exploring historical policies' impact on land use practices and climate adaptation, with insights from Indigenous communities and focus on transforming climate dialogues.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 50 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video