Mahindra Humanities Center Courses

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
• Self-Paced
• 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
• Self-Paced
• 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
• Self-Paced
• 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
• Self-Paced
• 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
• Self-Paced
• 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
• Self-Paced
• 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
• Self-Paced
• 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
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Transmedia Arts - Mixing Theatre and Film

Explore the unique challenges and opportunities of combining live performance with digital media, focusing on the distinct representational modes of theatre and film.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

On Resilience - A Capacity to Absorb Disturbances and Shocks

Exploring resilience in Indigenous communities facing climate change, Dr. Redsteer examines the capacity to absorb disturbances and shocks, highlighting tribal vulnerabilities and adaptations to environmental challenges.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Ruth Ozeki in Conversation with Meng Jin - Writers Speak Series

Acclaimed authors Ruth Ozeki and Meng Jin engage in a thought-provoking literary dialogue, exploring their writing processes, cultural influences, and the intersection of literature with Buddhist philosophy.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Inverted Theatre: Transmedia Arts as Hybrid Performance

Explore the intersection of media, contemporary art, and theater in the digital age. Learn how artists adapted to online platforms and redefined performing arts during recent global challenges.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Margaret Atwood: Old Babes in the Wood - A Literary Conversation

Award-winning author Margaret Atwood discusses her new short story collection "Old Babes in the Wood" and explores themes from her acclaimed works in a thought-provoking conversation with Scott Tong.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Data Drama - How Machine Audiences Reprogram Theatre

Explore how algorithms shape audience preferences and the performing arts' response to digital trends, with insights on future implications for theatre across media.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Documenting Viral Theatres - Hybrid Futures of Theatre and Digital Documentation

Explore the hybrid future of theatre through creative documentation formats, examining digital practices and audience responses during pandemic closures and their impact on performance art.

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