News And Research

Liberal Arts faculty members reflect on the inaugural years of RISD’s Global Arts and Cultures MA program.

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.

Matthew Bird and Avishek Ganguly earn the 2019/20 John R. Frazier Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Students in three Wintersession classes delved deep into film movements focused on representation and self-expression.

Professor Mike Fink muses on metaphorical meanings and the poetry of things close at hand.

An interview with Literary Arts and Studies faculty member Taylor Polites, who encourages students to engage with Providence’s rich history and diverse community.

Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage speaks to students about the reach, resonance and responsibility of art in the Trump era.

During a visit to campus in mid April, poet and indigenous rights activist Allison Adelle Hedge Coke inspired students to address urgent social and environmental issues.

For a new class in Literary Arts and Studies, students are exploring—and making—sequential art that challenges how we understand the natural world.