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School of Art and Design · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
The way we dress and present ourselves to the world is the most fundamental and enduring form of human cultural expression. Fashion Histories explores the history of clothes and fashion design from a variety of cultural, social, historical, political, and theoretical perspectives. Themes include: dressing for power, haute couture, street fashion, subcultures, cultural appropriation, body modification, and gender expression.
Costume analysis (1000 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 3
Fashion collection review (2000 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3
Fashion trend video presentation (8-10 minutes)
Learning outcomes 2, 4
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials; and b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
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