Mahindra Humanities Center
Watch Past Event Recordings
Upcoming Events
Shapes of Psychedelic Literature: A Conversation with "Elastic" Magazine
September 15, 2026
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6:00PM - 7:30PM EDT
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Thompson Room (Barker Center 110)
The Environment Forum with Sonja Dümpelmann | Trees and the City: A History of Public Health
September 30, 2026
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6:00PM - 7:30PM EDT
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Sever Hall, Room 113
A Conversation on Petrarch’s "Canzoniere: A New Translation"
October 5, 2026
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6:00PM - 7:30PM EDT
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Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall
Writers Speak | Douglas Stuart in conversation with Charlie Tyson
October 6, 2026
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6:00PM - 7:30PM EDT
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Sever Hall, Room 113
Odysseus Returns: Reflections on Christopher Nolan’s "The Odyssey"
October 13, 2026
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6:00PM - 7:30PM EDT
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Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall
Writers Speak | Álvaro Enrigue in conversation with Alejandra Vela Martínez
October 19, 2026
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6:00PM - 7:30PM EDT
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Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall
Featured News
Mahindra Humanities Center Leadership Updates
June 11, 2026
We are delighted to share the news that Suzie Clark has been reappointed as director of the Mahindra Humanities Center and that Robin Kelsey has agreed to serve as interim director beginning on July 1, 2026.
Sri Lankan Novelist Anuk Arudpragasam Reflects on War, Guilt, and Fiction
March 3, 2026
Sri Lankan novelist Anuk Arudpragasam argued that fiction can give moral weight to lives shaped by civil war — and to the guilt of surviving it.
Steve McQueen could lecture you, but he’s got other plans
October 1, 2025
‘I think the audience needs more, and I feel I need to give more,’ says award-winning filmmaker — presenter of this year’s Norton talks
