PMA 3616

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PMA 3616
The Body of Fashion: A Head-to-Toe Journey through the History of Western Dress

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.

This course explores the evolution of western dress from the time of the ancient Egyptians to the early twentieth century by focusing on areas of the human anatomy and how each area has been presented, comported, supported, augmented, confined, or manipulated in costume.  Rather than indulging in the strange, we will endeavor to come to an understanding of the motivation for each gesture or the catalyst for each phenomenon in the context of the period, taking into consideration social, political, economic, environmental, technological, and aesthetic influences.

When Offered Fall.

Breadth Requirement (HB)
Distribution Category (LA-AS, ALC-AS, HST-AS)
Course Subfield (DE)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4525 PMA 3616   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person Transition to Online
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20835 PMA 3616   SEM 102

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    • TR Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020

    • Bernstein, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online