Course Details
Country:
Italy
Institution:
American University of Rome Summer School
Course Title:
Italian Fashion
Course Number:
IS 214
Course Description:
This course examines the hjstory of Italy’s fashion industry in order to understand how it gained strength and importance in Italian culture. The course will analyze how fashion has been effective historically as a communication system that has represented the development of Italian national identity and in turn has had considerable impact on Italian society and culture. Interdisciplinary in nature, the course makes use of novels, periodicals and films from the late 19th century post-unification period to the present and will highlight the close connection between the massive presence of art in Italy and its influence on the development of a collective sense of aesthetics that finds confirmation in fashion. The course will also address contemporary issues relating to the fashion industry, such as black market fashion production and the search for a humanitarian and ethically responsible fashion practices. 3 credit hours. Pre-requisites: ENG 102.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
INTS 399
Attachment Files:
IS214.pdf
