Anand Patwardhan is an Indian documentary filmmaker known for his socio-political, human rights-oriented films. Some of his films explore the rise of religious fundamentalism, sectarianism and casteism in India, while others investigate nuclear nationalism and unsustainable development.

Through ethnographic research among the silsila (chain/spiritual genealogy) members of Naqshbandia Awaisia in Pakistan, my project focuses on the Sufi practice of zikr in which practitioners synchronize the repetition of their breath and head movement with the inner recitation of Allah's name.

A conversation with Sudha Nagavarapu and Dwijendra Nath Guru on: The Politics and Ecology of Food in India: History, Geography, Technology, Community

This talk aims to analyze how Indigenous writers are creating a new site of signification in literature where the myth of the War on Drugs is deconstructed bringing to light how the State-sanctioned violence is a mechanism of dispossession.

Dutt highlights the realities of caste discrimination in Indian immigrant communities in the United States.

Akshaya Mukul’s comprehensive and unflinching biography is a journey into the public, private, and secret lives of Sachchidanand Hirananda Vatsyayan 'Agyeya.'

Gifted scholar and beloved teacher Professor Osiris Gómez surveys the literature, music, art, and philosophy of Mexican indigenous communities. Gómez invites the audience to hear, see, feel, and understand Mexico as another living entity which in remote times and still to this day is worshiped and protected by Indigenous philosophies of life.

Drawing on longitudinal research spanning over fifteen years and her own experiences as an educator in Zanzibar, a semiautonomous archipelago in Tanzania, Markovich Morris shares the stories of girls and boys doing all they can to stay in school. The findings challenge gendered stereotypes and lays out solutions for how decision makers, educators, and international development institutions can support youth in achieving their aspirations and their quest for the “good life.”

This talk explores the discursive processes by which we retain conviviality, consensus, and smooth engagement in the interactions that make up our everyday lives.