URL study guide

https://studiegids.vu.nl/en/courses/2024-2025/L_AABAMKD216

Course Objective

At the end of this course, students are expected to: 1. Have acquired knowledge about important developments in the history of costume and fashion; 2. Have acquired knowledge of theories of fashion; 3. Have acquired specific terminology to describe costume and fashion from various periods; 4. Have acquired insight into the relation between costume and fashion history and broader social developments; 5. Have acquired insight into the way in which costume and fashion history as a discipline is employed today in the professional and the academic world; 6. Be able to critically read and question historical and theoretical texts and articles about costume and fashion.

Course Content

At the end of this course, students are expected to: 1. Have acquired knowledge about important developments in the history of costume and fashion; 2. Have acquired knowledge of theories of fashion; 3. Have acquired specific terminology to describe costume and fashion from various periods; 4. Have acquired insight into the relation between costume and fashion history and broader social developments; 5. Have acquired insight into the way in which costume and fashion history as a discipline is employed today in the professional and the academic world; 6. Be able to critically read and question historical and theoretical texts and articles about costume and fashion." This course provides an overview of the history of costume and fashion from antiquity up to the present with an emphasis on the period 1850-present. It also takes into account key theories of fashion. Special attention will be paid to costumes worn at the courts of early modern Europe and its meaning and functioning, while an analysis of fashion in the 20th and 21st centuries allows us to highlight the phenomenon of fashion in relation to its social context. Our approach emphatically aims to become international. While the focus still lies on the Western world, this is consciously problematized and put into perspective by means of several case studies.

Teaching Methods

Lectures and tutorials, guest lectures from the professional field during the excursions.The lectures and seminars of this course are offered in English only. Students following the Dutch (i.e. bilingual) track can submit all written assignments in either English or Dutch. Exceptions are multiple-choice tests, assignments with peer reviewers across language tracks, and group assignments (across language tracks)

Method of Assessment

This course comprises a written , open-book exam (100%) and moderating a discussion (mandatory) Connection between learning objectives and assessment: All learning objectives will be tested in the exam.

Literature

A list of mandatory class literature will be published on Canvas and/orthe Study Manual. This will certainly include chapters from Tortora &Marcketti, Survey of Historic Costume (2015), and chapters from Carter,Fashion Classics from Carlyle to Barthes (2003).

Target Audience

This course is compulsory for all BA MKDA students in their second yearwho chose Design as their specialization. It is open as an elective toother MKDA students.

Additional Information

For attendance rules, see Teaching and Examination Regulations. Students should be aware that regular attendance is necessary to pass the course.

Entry Requirements

See the Onderwijs
- en Examenregeling (OER), c.q. Teaching and ExamRegulations (TER) for MKDA.

Recommended background knowledge

The 1st year BA MKDA course Cultural History.
Academic year1/09/2431/08/25
Course level6.00 EC

Language of Tuition

  • English

Study type

  • Bachelor