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RISD faculty member Jonathan D.S. Schroeder, the scholar who rediscovered the narrative, said he hopes the book will restore fugitive and abolitionist John S. Jacobs to history.
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A range of campus-wide activities promoting social justice ended with an inspirational panel discussion and musical performance.
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The New Delhi-based conceptual artist challenges the conventions of language, sexuality and marginalization.
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A brief interview with one of RISD’s recently hired Schiller Family Assistant Professors in Race in Art and Design.
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Liberal Arts faculty members reflect on the inaugural years of RISD’s Global Arts and Cultures MA program.
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Faculty, curators and librarians come together for a semester-long seminar on decolonization that builds on the institution’s commitment to advancing social equity and inclusion.
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Matthew Bird and Avishek Ganguly earn the 2019/20 John R. Frazier Award for Excellence in Teaching.
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Students in three Wintersession classes delved deep into film movements focused on representation and self-expression.
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Professor Mike Fink muses on metaphorical meanings and the poetry of things close at hand.