This course examines how and why Paris became the center of the contemporary fashion world. In part one, through reading history and cultural theory and visiting certain key sites in Paris, students will develop an in-depth understanding of a city which is often considered to have been the template for the modern. In part two of the course, the emphasis shifts: the rise of the great couture houses becomes the focus.
Code
CM5021
Name
PARIS FASHION AND DESIGN TEMPLATE
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
Major=MA: Global Communications OR Major=MA: Global Comm. (Development Communications) OR Major=MA: Global Comm. (Digital Cultures and Industries) OR Major=MA: Global Comm. (Fashion Track) OR Major=MA: Global Comm. (Visual & Material Culture Track) AND College Level=Senior
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
CM (Communications)
Level
Graduate
Type
Regular
CAMS ID
4259
Last update with CAMS
To develop an understanding, from wide reading, lectures, visits and in-class discussions, of the way in which Paris has developed as a template for urban form elsewhere, the capital of a major nation state, and a centre for conspicuous consumption
To acquire some knowledge of how institutional actors (courts, commercial ventures, worker organizations), as well as individual creators and craftspeople have played roles in the development of the fashion industry in Paris
To acquire awareness of positions on urban and fashion history elaborated by certain key theorists
To understand the nature and impact of media on the development and diffusion of fashion in Paris
To be able to compare recent and contemporary practices in the Paris fashion industry with those of earlier periods
Term Code Name
Fall 2020 CM5021 PARIS FASHION AND DESIGN TEMPLATE
Fall 2021 CM5021 PARIS FASHION AND DESIGN TEMPLATE