Costume History
History of Costume
Fall 2012
Annette Lynch
Faculty Office: 243 Latham, 273-2114, office hours 9-10 AM M W F, and by appointment
Center for Violence Prevention: 219 Sabin Hall, 273-3054
Required Text:
Polan, B. & Tredre, R. (2009). The Great Fashion Designers. Oxford and New York: Berg Publishers
Russell, D. A. (1983) Costume history & style. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
Wilcox, C. (2005). Vivienne Westwood. London: Victoria and Albert Museum.
Course Objectives:
1. Provide historical overview of costume history in the United States and Europe.
2. Introduce students to sources of information and research in costume history.
3. Introduce students to costume collection management in a museum setting.
4. Help students understand the relationship between the social construction of gender and the history of costume in Europe and the United States.
5. Examine the relationship of economic, political, technological, artistic, and social life to costume history.
Course Requirements and Grading System
| Exam 1 | 20% of grade | September 24 |
| Exam 2 | 25% of grade | November 5 |
| Final Exam | 30% of grade | December 10, 10 AM |
| Vintage Remake & Artifact Study | 25 % of grade | Due dates listed in Syllabus |
| 100% |
Class Policies
Attendance Policy: Students are expected to be at all class sessions. It is the instructor's philosophy that classes should be attended to receive full credit for a college level course. Attendance roll will be taken and penalties assessed for excessive missed classes, medically excused or not. The following penalty schedule will be applied in the class:
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more than 5 classes missed - loss of one full grade in course |
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more than 7 classes missed - loss of two full grades in course |
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more than 9 classes missed - failure for the entire course |
Assignments - Assignments are due in class on the due date. Any work not turned in on time will be marked one grade lower. After the first late week, two grades lower.
Exams - Students who must miss an exam due to extreme illness or other emergency must contact me in advance of the exam in order to arrange a make-up assignment. Your make-up assignment will be a 20 research paper in the content area of the exam.
Students with Special Needs:
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) provides protection from discrimination for qualified individuals with disabilities. Students with a disability, who require assistance, will need to contact the Office of Disability Services (ODS) for coordination of academic accommodations. The ODS is located at 213 Students Services Center. Their phone number is 319-273-2676. Students should also feel free to contact the professor if there are accommodations that can be made.
Tentative Schedule
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August 20 |
Introduction |
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| August 22 | Isabel Wilkerson, The Warmth of Other Suns, Galagher Bluedorn, 7 PM REQUIRED | |
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August 24 |
Greek/Etruscan |
Russell 4 and 5 |
| August 27 | Roman | |
| August 29 | Byzantine Carolingian | Russell 6 |
| August 31 | Byzantine Carolingian | Russell 7 |
| September 3 | Labor Day Holiday | |
| September 5 | Vintage Artifact Show and Tell | |
| September 7 | Gothic | Russell 8 |
| September 10 | Renaissance | Russell 10 |
| September 12 | Early Mannerism | Russell 12 |
| September 14 | Late Mannerism | Russell 13 |
| September 17 | Elizabeth (film) | |
| September 19 | Elizabeth (film, part 2) | |
| September 21 | Exam Review Session |
| September 24 | Exam I | |
| Septebmer 26 | Flamboyant Baroque | |
| September 28 | Classic Baroque | Russell 14 |
| October 1 | Exams Returned | |
| October 3 | Rococco |
Russell 15 |
| Ocober 5 | Rococco | Russell 16 |
| October 8 | Revolution | Russell 16 |
| October 10 | Directoire/French Empire | Russell 17 |
| October 12 | Romantic | Russell 18 |
| October 15 | Marie Antoinette film | |
| October 17 | Marie Antoinette film | |
| October 19 | Library Research Day |
| October 22 | Victorian | Russell 19-20 |
| October 24 | Victorican, cont. | Russell 21 |
| October 26 | Artifact Study Question Day |
| October 29 | St. Louis Trip | |
| October 31 | Exam Review | |
| November 2 | Twentieth Century, 1900-1920 | Great Designers, Part 1 |
| November 5 |
Exam 2 |
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| November 7 | 20th Century, 1930s | Great Designers, Part 2 |
| November 9 | 20th Century, 1940s | Great Designers, Part 3 |
| November 12 |
Artifact Study Due 20th Century, 1950s |
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| November 14 | 20th Century, 1970s | Great Designers, Part 4, Vivienne Westwood introductory essay |
| November 16 | Vivienne Westwood, Vintage Remake Discussion |
| November 19 | Thanksgiving Break | |
| November 21 | Thanksgiving Break | |
| November 23 | Thanksgiving Break |
| November 26 | 20th Century, 1980s | Great Designers, Part 5 |
| November 28 | 20th Century, 1990s | Great Designers, Part 6 |
| November 30 | Vintage Remake question and answer session |
| December 3 | Vintage Remake Runway Show | |
| December 5 | Show and Tell your favorite designer | |
| December 7 | Exam Review | Designer Notebook Due |
FINAL EXAM: Monday, DECEMBER 10, 10 AM