PSAM
3533

Radical Publishing and Risograph Lab

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

Non-Liberal Arts
Undergraduate Course
Degree Students
Radical Publishing & Riso Lab
Spring 2026
Taught By: Elaine Lopez
Section: A

CRN: 16539

Credits: 3

This course explores publishing as a radical act through the Risograph printing process. Students will experiment with form-making, community-driven projects, and collaborative publishing while engaging with texts by radical thinkers such as bell hooks, James Baldwin, and Jenny Odell. Through hands-on workshops, students will develop prepress skills, including file preparation, color separation, registration, cropping, and binding, while working within the technical constraints of the Risograph printer. Emphasis will be placed on creating high-quality, reproducible prints that challenge conventional narratives and foster shared knowledge. The class will culminate in a collaboratively produced publication, printed and distributed as a reflection of the course’s collective inquiry.

Open to: All university undergraduate degree students.
Prerequisites: No Prerequisites
Co-Requisites: No Co-requisites

College: Parsons School of Design (PS)

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

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Studio (S)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 15

Repeat Limit: N/A

Add/Drop Deadline: February 3, 2026 (Tuesday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: April 14, 2026 (Tuesday)

Seats Available: Yes

Status: Open*

* 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: 9:18pm EDT 10/18/2025

Meeting Info:
Days: Monday, Wednesday
Times: 9:00am - 11:40am
Building: TBD
Room: TBD
Date Range: 1/21/2026 - 5/12/2026