Textiles in Contexts
This course introduces and investigates the roles of textiles in various historical, present-day, and perhaps future contexts, including: -textiles in the pre-modern era, -textiles as an agent of globalization, -textiles as the embodiment of belief systems, -textiles as the foundation of capitalism and industrialization, -textiles as a political tool, -textiles in the context of sustainable development, -and textiles as human aesthetic expression. The course provides a means for students to orient their practice in design, marketing, and management of fashion and furnishings in relationship to larger issues, meanings, and mindsets.
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