Courses

A comparative historical analysis of three totalitarian systems with attention to their genesis, ideology, techniques of repression and terror, and foreign policies.

What does it mean to be, and to be labeled, a fascist, a populist, or an authoritarian regime, movement, and/or political actor? This course will provide students with an understanding of fascism, populism, and authoritarianism from a comparative perspective. We will examine the origins, ideologies and varieties of one or more of the above movements, as well as the rise of extremism at the domestic and international level in contemporary times.

This course follows the rise of fashion and costume design in films from the late 19th to the late twentieth century in order to understand, contextualize, and critique the hegemonic structures of twentieth century cinema.

Students will learn basic proportions of the body and sketching techniques to apply them to fashion sketches. Emphasis is on drawing basic fashion figures and garments through a variety of media and techniques

This course builds on competencies from FASH 225, with the addition of multipledesign groups, technical flats, and in-depth rendering techniques. Research includes fashion designers and museum exhibitions. May be repeated for credit.

This class will introduce students to a variety of hand and machine-sewing techniques along with pattern drafting for constructing garments. Students will learn how to cut, construct, and apply finishing techniques to apparel. Research includes analysis of garment construction details from outside sources. This course has an M&T Fee.

This class will build on methods introduced in FASH 126. Students will apply draping, construction, and pattern making skills to craft quality garments for production, and develop and create a group using industry techniques. This course has an M&T Fee.

A survey class on fashion and dress in the West from 1900 to the present. This course uses a multidisciplinary approach to investigate how fashion and dress function intrinsically as a part of their respective cultures, and situates them within historical, societal, economic, technological, and global contexts.

A survey class on fashion and dress in the West from caves to 1900. This course uses a multidisciplinary approach to investigate how fashion and dress function intrinsically as a part of their respective cultures, and situates them within historical, societal, economic, technological, and global contexts.

Through museum visits, discussion, and writing, this seminar-style course analyzes and interrogates fashion and its history within the museum context, and uses exhibitions as a source of inspiration for writing practices and creative vision. Writing skills are developed through reading responses, reflective essays, and a formal exhibition review.