当今的艺术和文化面临着紧迫的挑战，这些挑战包括身体，信息和商品在全球范围内的加速流动，劳动和社会关系的数据化以及看似永恒的政治和生态危机的爆发。RISD在全球艺术与文化（GAC）中开设的新的文学硕士课程邀请对全球化和文化生产交汇处的紧迫当代问题进行研究。通过将人文科学和社会科学的批判理论与视觉，表演和文学艺术研究相结合，该课程的学生可以研究各种形式的制作及其与力量和抵抗力系统的纠缠。该课程旨在为关键性查询建立框架并开发个性化的研究项目。核心课程调查当前的理论课程，探索传统学科之外的研究方法，并提供指导性的
Art and culture today face urgent challenges posed by accelerated global movement of bodies, information and commodities, the datafication of labor and social relations, and the seemingly perpetual eruption of political and ecological crises. RISD’s MA program in Global Arts and Cultures (GAC) invites inquiry into pressing contemporary issues at the intersection of globalization and cultural production. By uniting critical theories from the humanities and social sciences with studies in the history and theory of visual, design, performative and literary arts, students in the program investigate diverse forms of making and their entanglements with systems of power and resistance.<br><br>The GAC MA program provides a strong foundation in social and cultural theory for artists, designers and architects, as well as students pursuing work in museums and galleries, creative industries, activism, policy making, entrepreneurship and academic research and teaching. In acquiring new cultural and political literacies, students gain the capacity to speak to multiple audiences, intervene in current debates and navigate global systems. The curriculum is designed to establish frameworks for critical inquiry and develop individually tailored research projects. Core courses survey current theoretical discourses, explore research methods across and beyond traditional disciplines, and provide guided thesis preparation. Electives expose students to topics in the history of global art and design, literature, performance, and visual and material cultures. In close consultation with faculty mentors, students devise research projects that culminate in the completion of a master’s thesis based on original investigation, critical and historical analysis, and innovative forms of written and visual communication.