COMMUNICATING FASHION in Fall 2021 (GS3004)

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Explores what happens when dress and grooming become the basis for the modern phenomena of fashion. Studies the historical development of fashion: how fashion relates to the emergence of artistic, social, and economic forms and the ways fashion communicates ideas about status, gender, or culture. Investigates the role of media, advertising and marketing in the global fashion industry.

Course Master: 
COMMUNICATING FASHION (GS3004)
Term: 
Fall 2021
Discipline: 
GS (Gender Studies)
Credits: 
4 credits
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Undergraduate
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Cross Listed: 
COMMUNICATING FASHION in Fall 2021 (CM3004)
Exam Date: 
Monday, December 20, 2021 - 09:00
Pre-requisites: 
None
Co-requisites: 
None

Professor(s)

Sophie Kurkdjian

Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will understand the role of fashion in social performance in a variety of cultures, past and present,
  2. how fashion relates to the emergence of artistic, social and economic forms in the modern period,
  3. how postmodern fashion communicates status, gender and culture,
  4. and the role of fashion in the global cultural economy.
  5. Students will further become aware of how fashion is mediated by brand names, designer labels, fashion shows, journalism and photography, avant - garde fashion and street style, museum collections, and retail establishments.

Syllabus

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Schedule

Start Date: 
Monday, September 6, 2021
End Date: 
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
DayStart TimeEnd TimeRoom
Monday
09:00
10:20
C-505
Thursday
09:00
10:20
C-505