Cross-Discipline: Focus on Graphic Design/ Film/ Illustration/ Animation/ Interaction Design/ Architecture/Art & Visual Culture. War + Climate + Famine + Economic Inequality + Displacement = Mass Migration. The participants in this interdisciplinary course will develop a project in the medium of their choice that addresses Mass Migration and the issues of a new geopolitical global order as it relates to colonialism/post- colonial theory and its influence on our local Latinx, Asian American, African American, and Indigenous communities. The course structure offers a broad field of inquiry, allowing students to select an area of focus for a semester-long individual project that delves into the complexities of migration through local migrant communities. Through research, reading discussions, visual presentations, field trips, personal experiences, and connecting with diverse community organizations, students will confront their own assumptions and cultural biases while gaining perspective and proximity to a specific migratory community. Students then are tasked with developing a visual narrative or an ideal design that tells specific informed stories of individuals or groups within global migrant communities. The students’ work will culminate in the production of a book/catalog. To inspire artistic exploration, there will be a series of mini lectures highlighting Global Southern artists who have made significant contributions across the globe. These artists, hailing from various regions including Africa, the Middle East, Asia, South and Central America, as well as Indigenous and Queer artists, showcased their artwork at the Art Biennale di Venezia 2024, Italy. This exhibition, curated by Adriano Pedrosa under the Foreigners Everywhere; will provide a rich context for our discussions and projects.The participants in this interdisciplinary course will develop a project in the medium of their choice that addresses Mass Migration and the issues of a new geopolitical global order as it relates to colonialism/post- colonial theory and its influence on our local Latinx, Asian American, African American, and Indigenous communities. Within the structure of the course there is an open field of inquiry from which the student can choose to concentrate and commit to developing a semester long individual project that represents an understanding of the complexities of migration through local migrant communities. Through research, reading discussions, visual presentations, field trips, personal experience and connecting with diverse community organizations, students will gain insight into personal assumptions and cultural biases while building perspective and proximity to a chosen migratory community. Students then are tasked with developing a visual narrative or an ideal design that tells specific informed stories of individuals or groups within global migrant communities. The students’ work will culminate in a book/catalog.

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