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ARTH 225 Fashion and Art: From the Renaissance to the Present Units: 3.00
This course considers the relationship between the fashion and art from the Renaissance to the present. Through an exploration of objects and images, it examines social and cultural changes in Western dress, artists' use of clothing to construct narratives, and fashion itself as a form of artistic representation.
Learning Hours: 120 (24 Lecture, 12 Group Learning, 84 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite (Level 2 or above) or permission of the Department.
Recommended ARTH 120.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Apply visual and material culture methods to a selection of images and objects.
- Critically engage with arguments from multiple disciplinary perspectives; apply arguments to visual and material objects.
- Describe and explain the major developments in Western fashion/dress from the Renaissance to the present.
- Develop their own perspective on the relationship between fashion and fine art.
- Enhance skills in art historical research and writing (using library resources, evaluating online sources, constructing arguments, incorporating research).