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Costume History
History of Costume
Fall 2011
Annette Lynch
Faculty Office: 243 Latham, 273-2114, office hours 11:00 - 12: 30, Tuesday & Thursday, 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 27 |
| Exam 2 | 25% of grade | November 1 |
| Final Exam | 30% of grade | December |
| Vintage Remake & Artifact Study | 25 % of grade | Due dates listed in Syllabus |
| 100% |
Class Policies
Notice: Students are required to attend lecture on Friday, October 14 at 4 PM. "When Does Fashion Become Art?" Speaker: Ingrid Mida from Toronto, Ontario.
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 3 classes missed - loss of one full grade in course |
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more than 5 classes missed - loss of two full grades in course |
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more than 7 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 23 |
Introduction |
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August 25 |
Greek/Etruscan |
Russell 4 and 5 |
| August 30 | Roman | |
| September 1 | Byzantine Carolingian | Russell 6 & 7 |
| September 6 | Byzantine/Carolingian | Russell 7 |
| September 8 | Gothic | Russell 8 and 9 |
| September 13 | Gothic | Russell 9 |
| September 15 | Renaissance | Russell 10 |
| September 20 | Early Mannerism/Late Mannerism | Russell 12-13 |
| September 22 | Exam Review Session |
| September 27 | Exam I | |
| September 29 | Vintage Artifact Show and Tell |
| October 4 | Flamboyant and Classic Baroque | |
| October 6 | Library Research Day | Russell 14 & 15 |
| October 11 | Rococo | Russell 16 |
| October 13 | Revolution/Directoire/French Empire | Russell 17 |
| October 18 | Romantic | Rusell 18 |
| October 20 | Victorian | Russell 19-20 |
| October 25 | Victorican, cont. | Russell 21 |
| October 27 | Exam Review |
| November 1 | Exam 2 | |
| November 3 | Artifact Study Project Question Day |
| November 8 | Artifact Studies Due | Class Presentations of Projects |
| November 10 | Early Days, 1910-1930, Part 1 & 2 | Great Designers, Parts 1 & 2 |
| November 15 | 1940-1950, Part 3 | Great Designers, Part 3 |
| November 17 | Vintage Remake Work Day |
| November 22 | Thanksgiving Break | |
| November 24 | Thanksgiving Break |
| November 29 | 1970s, Part 4 | Great Designers, Part 4 |
| December 1 | 1980s and 1990s, Part 5 and 6 | Great Designers, Part 5 and 6 |
| December 6 | Vintage Remake Runway Show | |
| December 8 | Exam Review | Designer Notebook Due |
FINAL EXAM: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 8 AM
October 14: Required Lecture: "When Does Fashion Become Art?" Speaker: Nigrid Mida, from Toronto, Ontario. 4 PM UNI Commons - Georgian Lounge
