Seniors | Class of \u2712

PLEASE NOTE: Where applicable, the audio has been removed from this file due to copyrighted material. The garments shown here represent the Senior Class of \u2712. The garments were created in response to the following design challenges: Concepts in Color Collection: design a collection based on an individual concept with a focus on color and texture. Senior Thesis Collection: create a collection that reflects the essence and philosophies of your personal vision

Writing Truth to Power : Jonas Khemiri’s Work in Stockholm and New York

This article explores the work of Swedish writer Jonas Hassen Khemiri, of partly Tunisian origin, in terms of cultural translation and comparison between Stockholm and New York. I discuss three texts by Khemiri in different writing genres: first, an open letter to Sweden’s Minister of Justice, which went viral in 2013 and was also published in the New York Times , about racial profiling in Stockholm; second, the play I Call My Brothers , written in response to a failed terrorist attack in Stockholm in 2010 and staged in New York; third, the award‐winning novel Everything I Don’t Remember (2016b) selected as a 2016 Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year by Joyce Carol Oates. Why would Khemiri’s open letter, play, and novel that address new issues of power, stereotypes, and physical appearance in Sweden matter in the United States, with its deep‐rooted diversity? The conclusion is that the international success of these pieces has nothing to do with Sweden or an interest in Swedish contemporary life but can be understood as local variations on the global themes of terrorist crimes and racial profiling

Five Design Challenges

PLEASE NOTE: Where applicable, the audio has been removed from this file due to copyrighted material. The garments shown here represent the Classes of \u2713, \u2712 and \u2711 . The garments were created in response to the following five design challenges: Sophomores, Class of \u2713: Re-Innovative Design: explore the properties of recycled materials other than fabric while creating a wearable piece. Print Design Project create a garment that makes optimal use of printed fabric designed by a RISD Textiles student. Juniors, Class of \u2712: Knitwear Design: explore the properties of knits and design cut-and-sew and machine-knit garments. Tailoring Project: interpret traditional tailoring techniques to create a look with a jacket. Seniors, Class of \u2711: Cocktail Collection: design a collection of contemporary cocktail apparel in collaboration with the current RISD Museum exhibition Cocktail Culture: Ritual and Invention in American Fashion, 1920-1980

Five Design Challenges

PLEASE NOTE: Where applicable, the audio has been removed from this file due to copyrighted material. The garments shown here represent the Classes of \u2712, \u2711 and \u2710 . The garments were created in response to the following five design challenges: Sophomores, Class of \u2712: Re-Innovative Design: explore the properties of recycled materials other than fabric while creating a wearable piece. Print Design Project create a garment that makes optimal use of an assigned printed fabric. Juniors, Class of \u2710: Knitwear Design: explore the properties of knits and design cut-and-sew and machine-knit garments. Tailoring Project: interpret traditional tailoring techniques to create a look with a jacket. Seniors, Class of \u2709: Coat Collection: design a collection with a coat as the key piece