Mahindra Humanities Center Courses

The Road - Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds - Norton Lecture 4

Explore technology, media, and invention with Laurie Anderson's thought-provoking lecture on reinventing culture through ambiguity and beauty. Includes Q&A with documentary filmmaker Adam Curtis.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Spending the War Without You: Rocks - Norton Lecture 3

Laurie Anderson explores artistic challenges in culture reinvention, focusing on language, lyrics, and narration. A thought-provoking lecture blending creativity, ambiguity, and beauty in the context of contemporary art and society.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Forest - Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds - Norton Lecture 2

Exploring visual and spatial sound, Laurie Anderson delves into the concept of place in art and culture, blending multimedia elements to challenge and reinvent our perceptions of reality and creativity.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The River - Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds - Norton Lecture 1

Laurie Anderson explores artistic challenges in a changing world, focusing on time in music and stories. She discusses reinventing culture with ambiguity and beauty during the slowdown.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Abolition, Activism, and the Imagination - A Roundtable with Movement Leaders

Activists discuss ending mass incarceration, focusing on how humanities inform their work. Speakers from various organizations share insights on prison abolition and their vision for social change.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Caravan of Mothers of Missing Migrants and Root Causes of Migration

Exploración de la Caravana de Madres de Migrantes Desaparecidos, sus esfuerzos de búsqueda y las causas fundamentales de la migración, con énfasis en la criminalización y el derecho a permanecer.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Caravan of Mothers of Missing Migrants and Root Causes of Migration

Explore the Caravan of Mothers' search for missing migrants, discussing migration policies, criminalization, and displacement causes with experts and affected families.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Between Petro-Magic and the Pedestrian - Rethinking Energy Transitions

Exploring the concept of "petro-magic" in literature and society, examining its impact on imagination and lived experiences, and considering alternative perspectives on energy and modernity.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Pleasure After Trauma: Navigating Joy and Complexity

Exploring the complexities of experiencing pleasure after trauma, focusing on how trauma affects liberatory spaces and the challenges of embracing joy when feeling unsafe.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Olmsted's Parks, the Right of Assembly, and Black Lives Matter

Exploring Olmsted's parks as spaces for assembly, particularly in the context of Black Lives Matter, and how his landscape designs were influenced by Black people's gathering practices.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Out of Place and Time - Thinking Migration through the Humanities

Explore migration's impact on history, culture, and identity with renowned speakers. Delve into colonialism, displacement, and global crises through diverse perspectives in literature, archaeology, and humanities.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Tyrants and Rebels - Exploring Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon

Acclaimed journalists discuss Middle East conflicts, political upheaval, and humanitarian crises, offering insights from their extensive reporting experiences in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Broken Heart of America - St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States

Explore St. Louis's pivotal role in shaping American history, from imperialism and racism to radical resistance, with insights from Walter Johnson's book and expert panel discussion.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Toxic Speech and Damaged Bodies - Effects on Social Climate and Individual Health

Exploring how toxic speech practices shape social interactions, license violence, and cause physical harm. Examines the power of language to create detrimental social climates and damage individual health.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Vigilare - Visible Justice and the Active Image

Exploring photography's role in shaping personhood, surveillance, and visibility. Examines racist and patriarchal influences on image-making, and their impact on representation and human rights.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video