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Humanities and Media Studies
Students from across disciplines in the Reporting the City class investigated local issues while learning the wide-ranging applications of journalistic skills.
Following a competitive international search, Gina Marchetti has been named chair of the Department of Humanities and Media Studies (HMS) in the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences. A longtime educator and researcher who focuses on women filmmakers and contemporary…
Architecture
A new website is offering a digital window into an exciting range of bold creative work by this year’s graduating Pratt students. Launched this May, the Pratt Shows portfolio website showcases individual student work and projects from across Pratt’s…
Steven Doloff, professor in Pratt’s Department of Humanities and Media Studies, has received a 2019 New York Emmy Award. The winners were announced at the 62nd annual New York Emmy Awards held on May 4. The award recognizes his…
Critical and Visual Studies
When Andrew W. Barnes was appointed Dean of Pratt Institute’s School of Liberal Arts and Sciences (SLAS) in July 2011, he was inspired by its interdisciplinary spirit and its capacity for an enhanced presence on campus. “I was attracted…
The presidential campaign can be considered one of our culture’s most significant “performances.” As the remaining presidential debate approaches, Professor Tracie Morris, coordinator of Pratt’s Performance and Performance Studies MFA program, takes a deeper look at this “show of shows.”…
Foundation
Four artists affiliated with Pratt Institute have been awarded 2014 Guggenheim Fellowships: Greg Drasler, adjunct assistant professor, Fine Arts; Susan Bee, visiting professor, Humanities and Media Studies; Pier Consagra, adjunct associate professor, Foundation Art; and alumnus Hamid Rahmanian (M.F.A. Computer…
It’s a quintessential moment for every young writer—seeing your work published for the first time—and Devin Adams (B.F.A. Writing, Class of ’15) experienced it earlier than most. On December 19, Adams published an opinion piece in amNewYork, the free weekday…
Andrew W. Barnes, Dean, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences recently authored an opinion piece for The Chronicle of Higher Education advocating for a higher education movement that emphasizes local knowledge produced on the campuses of small institutions. Please click…
The Chronicle of Higher Education and Inside Higher Ed, both respected higher education publications, featured news of Maria Damon's appointment as chair of Pratt's Humanities and Media Studies Department. Damon, a renowned poet, scholar, and academician, joined Pratt's School…
