GOVT 241 The Politics of Fashion
Examining the fashion system, a multi billion dollar worldwide industry, this course raises issues of appearance, beauty, gender, and sexuality; power, liberation, and oppression; class distinctions and equality. To develop a political theory of fashion, the course studies the practice and production of clothes and style, and analyzes texts from literature, sociology, history, and cultural studies.
Prerequisite
GOVT 104, or permission of instructor
Instructor
Miller