PGFA
5145

Thesis Research & Writing 2

Parsons School of Design: School of Art, Media, and Tech

Non-Liberal Arts
Graduate Course
Majors Only
Thesis Research & Writing 2
Spring 2024
Taught By: Yasi Alipour
Section: A

CRN: 1940

Credits: 3

This two-semester sequence is the academic component of the 2nd year MFA Core curriculum, complementing the individualized studio visits and group critiques. This second segment will focus on translating the student’s research — accumulated individually within their own practice as well as collectively in class — into its textual form. Creative and innovative writing strategies are encouraged with the aim for students to find their voice in relation to their own work. Therefore this class will offer an enhanced focus on writing skills, through short writing exercises and in class reading of relevant writings by other artists. Writing in this class is not only understood not as an art-historical reflection but also as a professional tool to critically engage one’s own work as part of one’s studio practice and on the other to be able to adequately presenting to an audience what informs and drives the work and how it is situated within the larger contemporary field. Students will share their own writing process in class as well as in one to one sessions with the instructor. The class will end with a two-day symposium public thesis presentation and discussion students final thesis.

Open to: Masters degree in Fine Arts majors only. Pre-requisite(s): PGFA 5140 Thesis Research & Writing 1

College: Parsons School of Design (PS)

Department: School of Art, Media, and Tech (AMT)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Seminar (R)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 11

Add/Drop Deadline: February 4, 2024 (Sunday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: April 16, 2024 (Tuesday)

Seats Available: No

Status: Closed*

* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 9:56am EDT 3/29/2024

Meeting Info:
Days: Tuesday
Times: 4:00pm - 6:40pm
Building: Parsons East 25 E13th
Room: 502
Date Range: 1/23/2024 - 5/7/2024
Thesis Research & Writing 2
Spring 2024
Taught By: Yasi Alipour
Section: B

CRN: 13371

Credits: 3

This two-semester sequence is the academic component of the 2nd year MFA Core curriculum, complementing the individualized studio visits and group critiques. This second segment will focus on translating the student’s research — accumulated individually within their own practice as well as collectively in class — into its textual form. Creative and innovative writing strategies are encouraged with the aim for students to find their voice in relation to their own work. Therefore this class will offer an enhanced focus on writing skills, through short writing exercises and in class reading of relevant writings by other artists. Writing in this class is not only understood not as an art-historical reflection but also as a professional tool to critically engage one’s own work as part of one’s studio practice and on the other to be able to adequately presenting to an audience what informs and drives the work and how it is situated within the larger contemporary field. Students will share their own writing process in class as well as in one to one sessions with the instructor. The class will end with a two-day symposium public thesis presentation and discussion students final thesis.

Open to: Masters degree in Fine Arts majors only. Pre-requisite(s): PGFA 5140 Thesis Research & Writing 1

College: Parsons School of Design (PS)

Department: School of Art, Media, and Tech (AMT)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Seminar (R)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 11

Add/Drop Deadline: February 4, 2024 (Sunday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: April 16, 2024 (Tuesday)

Seats Available: No

Status: Closed*

* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 9:56am EDT 3/29/2024

Meeting Info:
Days: Tuesday
Times: 7:00pm - 9:40pm
Building: Parsons East 25 E13th
Room: 502
Date Range: 1/23/2024 - 5/7/2024