The Next Monsoon
The Next Monsoon examines how art and culture can help us navigate the uncertain future. From Cornell University’s South Asia Program, hosts Daniel Bass and Shavin Seneviratne look at contemporary cultural responses to climate change through visual arts, cinema, literature, architecture, and more in conversations with humanities scholars and practitioners. We investigate historical and contemporary works to understand our ever-changing relationship with the climate. Stay connected with us @SAPCornell on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram or by visiting our website https://bit.ly/SAPCornell
Episodes
May 17, 2023
May 17, 2023
29 min
The intersection of art and architecture nurtures creative possibilities, specifically ones that reimagine our relationship with the environment. Architect and urbanist, Rupali Gupte, co-founder and professor at the School of Environment and Architecture (SEA), Mumbai, and partner at Bard Studio shares her experience of having her foot in both creative pools, from creating pieces for art summits to making architectural inventions.
You can learn more about Rupali Gupte’s practice and works at: https://bardstudio.in/
Learn more about the School of Environment and Architecture at: https://sea.edu.in/
Edited by Shavin Seneviratne. Production supervision on this episode by Gloria Lemus-Chavez. Music by Gloria Lemus-Chavez and Bandon Kane. Find out more about their music at https://themourningparty.com/about-us
Stay connected with us @SAPCornell on Twitter | Facebook | Instagram or by visiting our website https://bit.ly/SAPCornell
May 3, 2023
May 3, 2023
30 min
We examine how artworks and the work of art facilitate collaboration in response to social and climate crises, especially among agrarian communities. Art historian Sonal Khullar, the W. Norman Brown Associate Professor of the South Asian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, shares stories about unconventional performances, historiography of art, and feminist theory in advocating for marginalized voices.
You can learn more about Sonal Khullar’s research and publications at: https://arth.sas.upenn.edu/people/sonal-khullar
Discover more about The Incomplete Thombu at: The Incomplete Thombu: A compelling interlace of architecture, drawing, memory and art – Groundviews
Edited by Shavin Seneviratne. Production supervision on this episode by Gloria Lemus-Chavez. Music by Gloria Lemus-Chavez and Bandon Kane. Find out more about their music at https://themourningparty.com/about-us
Stay connected with us @SAPCornell on Twitter | Facebook | Instagram or by visiting our website https://bit.ly/SAPCornell
Apr 19, 2023
Apr 19, 2023
30 min
We’re looking at the tea plantation industry and how climate change perpetuates a cycle of exploitation. Cultural anthropologist Sarah Besky, an Associate Professor in the School of Industrial Labor Relations at Cornell University, discusses pressing issues of labor inequality, changing consumer patterns, misleading advertising, settlement laws, and what it means to orient one’s life around sick landscapes.
You can learn more about Sarah Besky’s research and publications at https://sites.google.com/cornell.edu/sarah-besky
Edited by Shavin Seneviratne. Production supervision on this episode by Gloria Lemus-Chavez. Music by Gloria Lemus-Chavez and Bandon Kane. Find out more about their music at https://themourningparty.com/about-us
Stay connected with us @SAPCornell on Twitter | Facebook | Instagram or by visiting our website https://bit.ly/SAPCornell
Apr 5, 2023
Apr 5, 2023
35 min
In our first episode, we address the importance of art in South Asia and how it can be a tool to project new understanding on climate change and its crisis. Artist and art historian, Iftikhar Dadi, John H. Burris Professor of History of Art and Director of the South Asia Program at Cornell University, discusses how art intersects social, political, and environmental matters.
You can learn more about Iftikhar Dadi's and Elizabeth Dadi's practice here: http://www.dadiart.net. And view his recently published book on Urdu cinema called Lahore Cinema: Between Realism and Fable.
You can learn more about Sugata Ray's practice here: http://www.sugataray.com. And his mentioned book, Climate Change and the Art of Devotion, can be found here: https://uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295745374/climate-change-and-the-art-of-devotion/.
Edited by Shavin Seneviratne. Production supervision on this episode by Gloria Lemus-Chavez. Music by Gloria Lemus-Chavez and Bandon Kane. Find out more about their music at https://themourningparty.com/about-us
Stay connected with us @SAPCornell on Twitter | Facebook |Instagram or by visiting our website https://bit.ly/SAPCornell
Mar 22, 2023
Mar 22, 2023
1 min
Subscribe now! Don’t miss the first episode, premiering Wednesday April 5, and the entire first season, featuring Iftikhar Dadi, Sonal Khullar, Sarah Besky, Rupali Gupte, and more.