PSOF
5030

Sensory Design Studio

Parsons School of Design: School of Fashion

Non-Liberal Arts
Undergraduate Course
Graduate Course
Degree Students (with Restrictions)
Sensory Design Studio
Spring 2025
Taught By: Sugandha Gupta
Section: A

CRN: 14866

Credits: 3

This course explores methodologies and practices of embracing and celebrating all forms of disabilities. We learn to shift the perceptions of disabilities as strengths and generative opportunities that aid innovation in design. We redefine disabilities and their perceptions by reframing the narrative of difference as a valid experience to learn from. Students gain fluency in critical disability theory, culture, and discourses, through performances, conversations, discussions, and shared embodied experiences of disabled artists, scholars, and leaders. Students will also learn, from scholarly work, theories and philosophies pertaining to disability, such as phenomenology of perception and sensory adaptations. Based on their foundations and redefinitions of disability, students will each create a product, textile, wearable, or art piece, that elevates, exaggerates, and emphasizes their discoveries of disabilities. Students are encouraged to employ any tools or assistive technologies to succeed in the creation of their work.

Open to: Parsons graduate students, and Parsons undergraduate degree students at the junior, senior, or final semester level. Introductory to proficient skills in fashion, textile, or product design, and in research, collaboration, and community engagement, are needed to be successful in this course.

College: Parsons School of Design (PS)

Department: School of Fashion (SOF)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Studio (S)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 16

Add/Drop Deadline: February 3, 2025 (Monday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: April 15, 2025 (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: 7:50am EDT 10/14/2024

Meeting Info:
Days: Wednesday
Times: 4:00pm - 6:40pm
Building: TBD
Room: TBD
Date Range: 1/22/2025 - 5/7/2025