Cross-Discipline: Focus on Graphic Design/ Film/ Illustration/ Animation/ Interaction Design/ Architecture/ History of Art & Visual Culture. War + Climate + Famine + Violence + 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, Middle Eastern,
Indigenous, and other 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. To spark artistic inspiration this semester, I have organized a series of mini lectures that will shine a spotlight on Global Southern Artists who have traversed the globe. Our featured artists originate from a myriad of regions, spanning Africa, the Middle East, Asia, South and Central America, as well as Indigenous and Queer Artists. The documented artworks of these talented individuals will take center stage at the 'La Biennale di Venezia 2024, Italy,' during the 60th International Art Exhibition curated by Adriano Pedrosa under the title "Foreigners Everywhere." https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2024

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