Biography Sharif Bey is an associate professor of Art at Syracuse University. Bey earned a B.F.A. in ceramics from Slippery Rock University, an M.F.A in studio art from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a Ph.D. in art education from Penn State University. Expertise African American…

Sylvia Sierra is an Assistant Professor of Communication and Rhetorical Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University. Sierra is a discourse analyst interested in language and social interaction. She takes an interactional sociolinguistic approach to…

Saluti’s primary research revolves around the curatorship and history of contemporary printmaking, specifically the relationship to prints in social context. Recent research includes the article “The Pedagogy of Process” in the April 2018 issue of Journal of the Print World,…

James Fathers entered the education sector in 1997, following 10 years as a designer in manufacturing and two years as a consultant to small and medium enterprises on innovation and design. Since then, he has put this experience into practice…

Jeffrey Mayer is an associate professor of fashion, fashion history, and textiles as well as the curator of the Sue Ann Genet Costume Collection, which is housed within the School of Design. He received a bachelor of arts degree in…

Kendall Phillips’ research and teaching interests are in contemporary rhetorical theory and criticism. His work engages broad theoretical questions of advocacy, controversy, dissent, and public memory. He explores these concepts through a variety of rhetorical artifacts, including comic books, film,…