Certificate in Art History and Visual Culture - Bustles to Boardroom - Modern fashion from 1900 THEA 3403   Bustles to Boardroom - Modern fashion from 1900
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This is a mixed lecture and seminar-style survey course which will trace the development of dress through the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. The lectures follow the evolution of human fashion from corsets and frock coats to the rise of modern subcultures and style tribes. Our emphasis will be on using primary sources to gain a solid understanding of the social and cultural importance of a variety of dress cultures, and the impact that dress had and continues to have in the modern world. This class is open to students in any undergraduate degree program, and it is part of the Costume Studies program.
FORMAT:

• Lecture
• Seminar

PREREQUISITES: Completion of university writing requirement.
CROSS-LISTING: HIST 3403.03
EXCLUSIONS: THEA 3401.06, THEA 4400.06