AMD 1650: Dress, Appearance, and Diversity in U.S. Society
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Analyze foundational concepts and theories related to dress, identity, fashion, and culture and how they intersect with sex, gender, sexuality, beauty, attractiveness, disability, religion, race, and ethnicity with heightened attention to marginalized communities in the United States. Analyze the experiences and the role of fashion, clothing, dress, and/or accessories for identity development. Critique the social justice issues within the fashion system and identify the driving forces of transformative social justice change in the fashion system. Deconstruct one’s personal values and positionalities in relation to fashion, clothing, dress, and/or accessories. Meets U.S. Diversity Requirement. (Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)