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  • Faculty

  • Sarah Lichtman

    Assistant Professor of Design History

    Email
    lichtmas@newschool.edu

    Office Location
    Parsons Faculty Hotseat

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    Sarah Lichtman

    Profile

    Sarah Lichtman specializes in design histoy and material culture. Her areas of interest include the Cold War, design and youth culture, gender and design, Nordic design, and popular culture. Her articles and reviews have appeared in numerous journals including: Design and Culture, the Journal of Modern Craft, West 86th, and the Journal of Design History for which she serves as book reviews editor. Sarah is presently working on a project examining the material culture of youth in the postwar United States.

    Degrees Held

    PhD The Bard Graduate Center

    MA The Bard Graduate Center

    BA Vassar College

    Professional Affiliation

    Editorial Board Member, Journal of Design History

    Area Chair, Decorative Arts and Design, Mid-Altantic Popular and American Culture Association (MAPACA)

     

    Research Interests

    art history,cultural studies,design criticism,design history,visual culture studies, popular culture

    Current Courses

    Equivalency
    PGHI 5930, Fall 2021

    History of Des: 1850-Pres Lec
    PLDS 2190, Fall 2021

    Independent Study
    PGHI 5900, Fall 2021

    IS: Curatorial Capstone 1
    PGHI 5905, Fall 2021

    IS: Curatorial Capstone 2
    PGHI 5906, Fall 2021

    IS: MA Exam
    PGHI 5904, Fall 2021

    IS: Thesis 1
    PGHI 5902, Fall 2021

    IS: Thesis 2
    PGHI 5903, Fall 2021

    Maintaining Status
    PGHI 5931, Fall 2021

    Special Studies
    PGHI 5920, Fall 2021

    Future Courses

    History of Des: 1850-Pres Lec
    PLDS 2190, Spring 2022

    Independent Study
    PGHI 5901, Spring 2022

    Independent Study
    PGHI 5900, Spring 2022

    IS: Curatorial Capstone 1
    PGHI 5905, Spring 2022

    IS: MA Exam
    PGHI 5904, Spring 2022

    IS: Thesis 1
    PGHI 5902, Spring 2022

    IS: Thesis 2
    PGHI 5903, Spring 2022

    Maintaining Status
    PGHI 5931, Spring 2022

    Past Courses

    History of Des: 1850-Pres Lec
    PLDS 2190, Spring 2021, Summer 2021

    Independent Study
    PGHT 5932, Summer 2021

    Independent Study
    PGHI 5900, Spring 2021

    Independent Study
    PGHI 5901, Spring 2021

    Internship
    PGHI 5910, Spring 2021

    Internship 2
    PGHI 5911, Spring 2021

    IS: Curatorial Capstone 1
    PGHI 5905, Spring 2021

    IS: MA Exam
    PGHI 5904, Spring 2021

    IS: Thesis 1
    PGHI 5902, Spring 2021

    IS: Thesis 2
    PGHI 5903, Spring 2021

    Maintaining Status
    PGHI 5931, Spring 2021

    Maintenance of Status
    PGHT 5931, Summer 2021

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