THEA190 - History of Fashion and Manners

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Academic Year 2002/2003

History of Fashion and Manners
THEA 190 SP

The course is intended to give the students a wide picture of the history of fashion-as a social component of human society-by understanding the aesthetic standards set by different cultures throughout history. The analysis will often be extended to architecture and visual arts and will unveil how artists of the past used to think and create in accordance with the aesthetic models of their time. The course will give the students the opportunity to explore the limits of their creativity and imaginative thinking by carrying out small design projects which will reflect the theoretical knowledge gained in class.

MAJOR READINGS

James Laver, THE CONCISE HISTORY OF COSTUME AND FASHION

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

There will be two written tests due during the course of the semester. A portfolio of design work-to include drawings, sketches, etc.-of all assigned work is needed and will be graded on. A project for the final exam will be required.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

For students willing to expand their liberal arts horizon this course will reveal a new chapter in the historic development of mankind. It will also stimulate their creative skills and enrich their thinking with the addition of an "artistic attitude".

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: NONE Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Cupsa,Diana M.

Times: .M.W... 11:00AM-12:20PM; Location: ZLKA202

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 20)

SR. major: 2 Jr. major: 2

SR. non-major: 3 Jr. non-major: 5 SO: 5 FR: 3

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Reading Non-Verbal Texts

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003