Alex Strada, fine arts civic engagement fellow, has written an essay for the latest issue of Storefront for Art and Architecture called “The Right to Shelter.” Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Practice Carlos Motta also contributed to the issue.
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A roundup of ideas and projects from around the Institute
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Adjust Assistant Professor of Film/Video Jacob Burckhardt has a retrospective at Anthology Film Archives from January 25–27, 2025. The series “shines a spotlight on Jacob Burckhardt, whose eclectic, resourceful, and always charming body of work spans fifty years (and counting) and a variety of different formats and genres.”
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Adjunct Professor of Undergraduate Communications Design Tim O’Brien was interviewed for Nautilus.
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Cole Raser, BFA Film ’21, and Abby Rhodes, BFA Fine Arts (Drawing) ’21, have launched their podcast Practically Happy. “We here at Practically Happy believe in shifting the ‘traditional model of success’ towards finding fulfillment in pursuit of your passions, despite our place in time and space. Through the podcast we aim to tackle the highs and lows of choosing a creative career, and reaffirm that we/you have what it takes.”
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The Conversation recommends Why We Can′t Have Nice Things: Social Media’s Influence on Fashion, Ethics, and Property by Minh-Ha T. Pham, professor of humanities and media studies, on its recent list of “books that would make a great gift for the critical thinker on your shopping list.”
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Interim Chair of GAUD and Adjunct Associate Professor – CCE in Graduate Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design Alexandra Barker was mentioned in The Spin Off about Kings Of Indigo’s Impact Report. “The company’s first Impact Report marks a significant milestone for the company as it sets some of the first new sustainable goals it has achieved and indicates its future objectives under the guidance of the brand’s sustainability manager, Alexandra Barker.”
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Fine Arts Gabriela Collins-Fernández was appointed the Art in Odd Places Thinker in Residence. She was also included on East Village Radio.
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Stephanie Naut, MSLIS ’26, has a poster “Review of Tree.fm” based on their work from Digital Humanities presented at the 2024 virtual conference of the Association for Computers and the Humanities.
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Visiting Assistant Professor of History of Art and Design Greg Lindquist was featured in Mountain Journal.
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Adjunct Professor – CCE of Fine Arts Michael Brennan published two new gallery show reviews in Two Coats of Paint.
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