VISST 4855

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VISST 4855
Threads of Consequence: Textiles in South and Southeast Asia

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

This seminar explores how patterned cloths serve as a symbolic medium, functioning on multiple levels of understanding and communication. As spun, dyed, and woven threads of consequence, textiles can be seen to enter into all phases of social, economic, political, religious, and performance processes, often assuming unusual properties and attributes. As bearers of talismanic messages, signifiers of rank, and as the recipients of influences from maritime trade and touristic demand, textiles are read between the folds of complex exchange mechanisms in South and Southeast Asia.

When Offered Fall.

Breadth Requirement (GB)
Distribution Category (CA-AS, ALC-AS, HST-AS)
Course Attribute (EC-SAP, EC-SEAP)

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Syllabi: none

  • 16924 VISST 4855   SEM 101

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    • W
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020

    • McGowan, K

  • 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

  • 20272 VISST 4855   SEM 102

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

    • McGowan, K

  • Instruction Mode: Online