Our six newly minted MA’s will tell the stories of their thought-provoking thesis research in the form of short presentations. Register to receive an email with the Zoom link prior to the event.

Thesis Presentations:

Alicia Olushola Ajayi, “We Call It Freedom Village: Brooklyn, Illinois’ Radical Tactics of Black Place-making”

Polly Adams, “Enter Through the Gift Shop: Designed Objects, Images, and Identity in New York City’s Art Museums”

Joseph Nally, “Post-Elegance: Experimental Aesthetics in Tabletop Game Design”

Galina Yordanov, “Driving Through Division: The Car as Actor in Lebanese Society”

Ridhima Sharma, “Tha: From Preserving Sites to Self”

Deena Denaro, “The Rise of the Design Procedural: Exploring Design’s Narrative Agency in Serial Television”

Class of 2020 Statement from Isolation

Isolation surrounds us

while screens bind us.¹

New thoughts, ideas, and perspectives ²

reflect an unexplored consciousness.³

Today,

we look deeply at our routines,⁴

leaning on the small treasures

we have collected ⁵

from key encounters with material culture.⁶

It is critical

that we take the time

to explore the paradigms of this world

and understand just how much

they define us.

Here are our humble efforts.⁷