COURSE INFORMATION - BA2 HISTORICAL AND THEORETICAL STUDIES - CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN FASHION AND TEXTILES
BA2 Historical and Theoretical Studies will consider current issues for debate within contemporary fashion and textiles. Students will work in small groups to present group seminars.
TERM 1 - FASHION IN SOCIETY
Readings are taken from: Welters, L. and Lillethun, A. (eds.) (2011) The fashion reader. 2nd edn. Oxford: Berg.
These are the easy ones...
TERM 2 - TEXTILES IN SOCIETY
Readings are taken from: Hemmings, J. (ed.) (2012) The textile reader. Oxford: Berg.
These are the difficult ones:
And these are the weird ones:
STUDY SKILLS
Study skills will be integrated with class discussions throughout the year.
KEY SKILLS
WORK DUE - THE CRITICAL RESEARCH REPORT AND THE RESEARCH PORTFOLIO
Students are required to be carrying out independent research throughout the year.
Assessment will be based on the CRITICAL RESEARCH REPORT and all of the supporting research in the RESEARCH PORTFOLIO (RESEARCH FILE, RESEARCH PRESENTATION 2 - INTRODUCTION, LITERATURE REVIEW, METHODOLOGY, REFLECTIVE JOURNAL).
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TERM 1 - FASHION IN SOCIETY
Readings are taken from: Welters, L. and Lillethun, A. (eds.) (2011) The fashion reader. 2nd edn. Oxford: Berg.
These are the easy ones...
- The Veil in their Minds and on our Heads: Veiling Practices and Muslim Women. Hooma Hoodfar.
- Feminism and Fashion. Elizabeth Wilson.
- Invisible Men. Shaun Cole.
- Japanese Street Fashion: The urge to be seen and to be heard. Yuniya Kawamura.
- Fashion in India. Vandana Bhandari.
- Secondhand Dresses and the Ragmarket. Angela McRobbie.
TERM 2 - TEXTILES IN SOCIETY
Readings are taken from: Hemmings, J. (ed.) (2012) The textile reader. Oxford: Berg.
These are the difficult ones:
- Weaving as a metaphor and model for political thought. Arthur C. Danto.
- Gandhi and Khadi. Susan S. Bean.
- The Subversive Stitch: Embroidery and the Making of the Feminine. Rozsika Parker.
And these are the weird ones:
- Autobiography of a Pocket Handkerchief. James Fenimore Cooper.
- Everyday Use. Alice Walker.
- The Yellow Wallpaper. Charlotte Perkins Gilman (really weird).
STUDY SKILLS
Study skills will be integrated with class discussions throughout the year.
KEY SKILLS
- Critical and reflective thinking
- Literature search
WORK DUE - THE CRITICAL RESEARCH REPORT AND THE RESEARCH PORTFOLIO
Students are required to be carrying out independent research throughout the year.
Assessment will be based on the CRITICAL RESEARCH REPORT and all of the supporting research in the RESEARCH PORTFOLIO (RESEARCH FILE, RESEARCH PRESENTATION 2 - INTRODUCTION, LITERATURE REVIEW, METHODOLOGY, REFLECTIVE JOURNAL).
See
- PROJECT BRIEF - BA2 PROJECT BRIEFS AND SUBMISSION DATES
- PROJECT BRIEF - CRITICAL RESEARCH REPORT
- PROJECT BRIEF - RESEARCH FILE
- PROJECT BRIEF - RESEARCH PRESENTATION 2 -
- INTRODUCTION, LITERATURE REVIEW, METHODOLOGY
- PROJECT BRIEF - REFLECTIVE JOURNAL
COURSE BOOKS (it is not necessary to buy these...)
Welters, L. and Lillethun, A. (eds.) (2011) The fashion reader. 2nd edn. Oxford: Berg.
Hemmings, J. (ed.) (2012) The textile reader. Oxford: Berg.
Cottrell, S. (2014) Dissertations and project reports - a step by step guide. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
