#  Events 

 



##  The Center sponsors lectures, panels, readings, conferences, and seminars that foster interdisciplinary conversations and collaborations. 

 

 

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##  Browse our Series 

 



  [### Abolition

 ](/abolition)The Abolition series examines how the humanities - history, language, storytelling, and the imagination - informs the activism and vision of movement leaders.



 

   ![abolition_video_600x400_no_language_01.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/mahindra/files/abolition_video_600x400_no_language_01.jpg?itok=zPlPcJa9) 

 

 

 

  [### Environment Forum

 ](/environment-forum)The Environment Forum is dedicated to exploring new work in the arts and humanities that reframes or reimagines the relationship of humanity to the rest of nature



 

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  [### Hauser Forum

 ](/hauser-forum)Established with the generous gift of Rita E. Hauser, the Rita E. Hauser Forum for the Arts is broadly conceived to address “The State of the Arts” across the globe.



 

   ![The Eybler Quartet](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/mahindra/files/hauser_featured_event.png?itok=SeQ6hyZl) 

 

 

 

  [### Psychedelics in Society & Culture

 ](/norton-lectures)The Study of Psychedelics in Society and Culture approaches the field from a range of humanistic and social scientific viewpoints including law, policy, ethics, religion and spirituality, the nature of consciousness, and art and literature.



 

   ![Michael Pollan, laughing, sitting at a table while lecturing](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/mahindra/files/pollan_gazette.png?itok=7k3GOgNn) 

 

 

 

  [### Norton Lectures

 ](/norton-lectures)Harvard’s preeminent lecture series in the arts and humanities, the Norton Lectures recognize individuals of extraordinary talent who, in addition to their particular expertise, have the gift of wide dissemination and wise expression.



 

   ![Viet Thanh Nguyen, seated with his legs crossed. He is wearing a black shirt, dark grey jacket, and blue jeans.](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/mahindra/files/nguyen_norton_featured.png?itok=YO9LW0jN) 

 

 

 

  [### Postdoctoral Fellows Seminar

 ](/postdoctoral-fellows-seminar)This series gives the Mahindra Humanities Center Postdoctoral Fellows the opportunity to present their work to their cohort as well as faculty, graduate students, and community members from Harvard and beyond.



 

   ![A bookshelf, with the silhouette of a speaker reflected in the glass door.](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/mahindra/files/postdoc_seminar_icon.png?itok=5_q8ccxe) 

 

 

 

  [### Tanner Lectures

 ](/tanner-lectures)Tanner Lectures are held annually at nine universities, including Harvard, to advance and reflect upon learning relating to human values.



 

   ![Hahrie Han, standing behind a podium with the MHC logo in front of it](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/mahindra/files/tanner_featured_event_.png?itok=Z5Lf0jgw) 

 

 

 

  [### Urban Conversations

 ](/urban-conversations)Urban Conversations aims to link humanistic approaches with spatial investigations.



 

   ![A birds-eye view of a cityscape](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/mahindra/files/urban_convo_card.png?itok=A1isJ3MP) 

 

 

 

  [### Writers Speak

 ](/writers-speak)Writers Speak brings significant contemporary writers to speak on campus, with the intention of fostering literary conversation.



 

   ![Margaret Atwood, wearing a black top and red scarf with circle details](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/mahindra/files/atwood_ws_feature_600x400.png?itok=S2V7NcrI)