Statements from Isolation: The 2020 MA Design Research, Writing and Criticism Graduate Thesis Presentation
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