The Center sponsors lectures, panels, readings, conferences, and seminars that foster interdisciplinary conversations and collaborations.
Events
2023-2024 Norton Lecturer: Viet Thanh Nguyen
Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of The Sympathizer, The Committed, and The Refugees, will be giving this year's Norton Lectures: "To Save and to Destroy: On Writing as an Other"
Fall 2023 Lecture Dates: September 19, October 17, December 5
Spring 2024 Lecture Dates: February 20, March 20, April 16
Upcoming Events
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Abolition
The Abolition series examines how the humanities - history, language, storytelling, and the imagination - informs the activism and vision of movement leaders.
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
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.
Migration and Humanities
With the generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Mahindra Center convenes a seminar, lectures, and panel discussions on the theme of “Migration and the Humanities.”
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.
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.
Tanner Lectures
Tanner Lectures are held annually at nine universities, including Harvard, to advance and reflect upon learning relating to human values.
Urban Conversations
Urban Conversations aims to link humanistic approaches with spatial investigations.
Writers Speak
Writers Speak brings significant contemporary writers to speak on campus, with the intention of fostering literary conversation.