Integrative Seminar 1 Joan Didion wrote in The New York Times magazine: “I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear." Integrative Seminar 1 awakens the possibilities of writing as an exciting, dynamic source of inspiration. It can be an experimental space full of play and invention. It can be a formal and rigorous space for debate. It can be a tool used to process, explore, express or reflect. Writing does not simply represent thought, it is a catalyst to form thought. In this course you will be introduced to a diverse range of texts (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, new journalism, theory) in order to consider the expressive possibilities of language. Class discussions will examine how writing conveys ideas and emotions. They will also make room for your voice to enter into larger critical and creative conversations. At the heart of the integrative model is the connection to your Integrative Studio class. Our goal is to make reading, writing and critical thinking essential components of the creative process whether as an artist, a designer or an entrepreneur. The two courses are tied together conceptually through a shared theme (memory) and through bridge projects. Bridge projects are shared assignments between studio and seminar. They ask you to explicitly and productively strengthen the creative interrelations between the two courses. What happens when writing becomes a form of making, and making becomes a form of thinking? Keyword Memory Memory is an act of imagination. It can be a process of recollecting or commemorating a person, an object, an event. It can be individual or collective. How does memory shape our identity and our understanding of the world? How can we use it as both a tool and a topic for our work?

Integrative Seminar 1 Joan Didion wrote in The New York Times magazine: “I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear." Integrative Seminar 1 awakens the possibilities of writing as an exciting, dynamic source of inspiration. It can be an experimental space full of play and invention. It can be a formal and rigorous space for debate. It can be a tool used to process, explore, express or reflect. Writing does not simply represent thought, it is a catalyst to form thought. In this course you will be introduced to a diverse range of texts (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, new journalism, theory) in order to consider the expressive possibilities of language. Class discussions will examine how writing conveys ideas and emotions. They will also make room for your voice to enter into larger critical and creative conversations. At the heart of the integrative model is the connection to your Integrative Studio class. Our goal is to make reading, writing and critical thinking essential components of the creative process whether as an artist, a designer or an entrepreneur. The two courses are tied together conceptually through a shared theme (memory) and through bridge projects. Bridge projects are shared assignments between studio and seminar. They ask you to explicitly and productively strengthen the creative interrelations between the two courses. What happens when writing becomes a form of making, and making becomes a form of thinking? Keyword Memory Memory is an act of imagination. It can be a process of recollecting or commemorating a person, an object, an event. It can be individual or collective. How does memory shape our identity and our understanding of the world? How can we use it as both a tool and a topic for our work?

Integrative Seminar 1 Joan Didion wrote in The New York Times magazine: “I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear." Integrative Seminar 1 awakens the possibilities of writing as an exciting, dynamic source of inspiration. It can be an experimental space full of play and invention. It can be a formal and rigorous space for debate. It can be a tool used to process, explore, express or reflect. Writing does not simply represent thought, it is a catalyst to form thought. In this course you will be introduced to a diverse range of texts (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, new journalism, theory) in order to consider the expressive possibilities of language. Class discussions will examine how writing conveys ideas and emotions. They will also make room for your voice to enter into larger critical and creative conversations. At the heart of the integrative model is the connection to your Integrative Studio class. Our goal is to make reading, writing and critical thinking essential components of the creative process whether as an artist, a designer or an entrepreneur. The two courses are tied together conceptually through a shared theme (memory) and through bridge projects. Bridge projects are shared assignments between studio and seminar. They ask you to explicitly and productively strengthen the creative interrelations between the two courses. What happens when writing becomes a form of making, and making becomes a form of thinking? Keyword Memory Memory is an act of imagination. It can be a process of recollecting or commemorating a person, an object, an event. It can be individual or collective. How does memory shape our identity and our understanding of the world? How can we use it as both a tool and a topic for our work?

Integrative Seminar 1 Joan Didion wrote in The New York Times magazine: “I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear." Integrative Seminar 1 awakens the possibilities of writing as an exciting, dynamic source of inspiration. It can be an experimental space full of play and invention. It can be a formal and rigorous space for debate. It can be a tool used to process, explore, express or reflect. Writing does not simply represent thought, it is a catalyst to form thought. In this course you will be introduced to a diverse range of texts (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, new journalism, theory) in order to consider the expressive possibilities of language. Class discussions will examine how writing conveys ideas and emotions. They will also make room for your voice to enter into larger critical and creative conversations. At the heart of the integrative model is the connection to your Integrative Studio class. Our goal is to make reading, writing and critical thinking essential components of the creative process whether as an artist, a designer or an entrepreneur. The two courses are tied together conceptually through a shared theme (memory) and through bridge projects. Bridge projects are shared assignments between studio and seminar. They ask you to explicitly and productively strengthen the creative interrelations between the two courses. What happens when writing becomes a form of making, and making becomes a form of thinking? Keyword Memory Memory is an act of imagination. It can be a process of recollecting or commemorating a person, an object, an event. It can be individual or collective. How does memory shape our identity and our understanding of the world? How can we use it as both a tool and a topic for our work?

Integrative Seminar 1 Joan Didion wrote in The New York Times magazine: “I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear." Integrative Seminar 1 awakens the possibilities of writing as an exciting, dynamic source of inspiration. It can be an experimental space full of play and invention. It can be a formal and rigorous space for debate. It can be a tool used to process, explore, express or reflect. Writing does not simply represent thought, it is a catalyst to form thought. In this course you will be introduced to a diverse range of texts (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, new journalism, theory) in order to consider the expressive possibilities of language. Class discussions will examine how writing conveys ideas and emotions. They will also make room for your voice to enter into larger critical and creative conversations. At the heart of the integrative model is the connection to your Integrative Studio class. Our goal is to make reading, writing and critical thinking essential components of the creative process whether as an artist, a designer or an entrepreneur. The two courses are tied together conceptually through a shared theme (memory) and through bridge projects. Bridge projects are shared assignments between studio and seminar. They ask you to explicitly and productively strengthen the creative interrelations between the two courses. What happens when writing becomes a form of making, and making becomes a form of thinking? Keyword Memory Memory is an act of imagination. It can be a process of recollecting or commemorating a person, an object, an event. It can be individual or collective. How does memory shape our identity and our understanding of the world? How can we use it as both a tool and a topic for our work?