Learning objectives
With regard to the Dublin Descriptors, at the end of the course students are expected to be able to:
_know and understand the fundamental developments in the history of fashion from the second half of the nineteenth century to the twenty-first century in relation to the different cultural, social and economic contexts (Knowledge and understanding – 1st Dublin Descriptor);
_apply the acquired knowledge and theoretical principles to set up research on the history and culture of fashion (Applying knowledge and understanding – 2nd Dublin descriptor);
_analyse and critically evaluate phenomena that have concerned and concern fashion (Making judgements – 3rd Dublin Descriptor);
_communicate information and ideas about fashion with appropriate language and terminology (Communication skills – 4th Dublin Descriptor);
_develop further learning skills necessary to undertake more specific research in the field of fashion with greater autonomy (Learning skills – 5th Dublin Descriptor).
Course unit content
The course deals with the history of fashion from the second half of the 19th century to the 21st century. The lessons are divided into thematic nuclei that privilege a transdisciplinary approach and aim to deepen the knowledge of important issues, figures and currents, both national and international, in the period indicated. Additionally, in-depth studies are proposed, among others, on the dialectical relations that fashion culture entertained and entertains with the artistic culture and with the other design disciplines, on the relations between fashion and subcultures and between fashion and the city. The analysis of archival sources (visual, textual, material and oral) and literature provides the methodological framework for critically interpreting the proposed themes.
Bibliography
ATTENDING STUDENTS
1. Enrica Morini, Storia della moda. XVIII-XXI secolo, Skira, 2010, reprinted 2017 (study from the chapter ‘L'affermazione della moda borghese’ to the end of the volume).
2. Lecture slides and reading directions provided by the lecturer in itinere and uploaded onto the Elly platform.
NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS
1. Enrica Morini, Storia della moda. XVIII-XXI secolo, Skira, 2010, reprinted 2017 (study from the chapter ‘L'affermazione della moda borghese’ to the end of the volume).
2. One of the following bibliographical proposals:
(a) Gloria Bianchino, Italian Fashion Designing 1945-1980 / Disegno della moda italiana 1945-1980, CSAC of the University of Parma, 1987 + Gloria Bianchino, ‘Moda e progetto’, in Enciclopedia della moda: Universo moda, Rome, Istituto della Enciclopedia italiana, 2005, pp. 441-451.
b) Paola Colaiacomo and Vittoria C. Caratozzolo (eds.), Mercanti di stile. Le culture della moda dagli anni ’20 a oggi, Rome, Editori Riuniti, 2002 (in addition to the introduction, study at least three of the four parts of the volume).
(c) Adam Geczy and Vicki Karaminas (eds.), Fashion and Art, London-New York, Bloomsbury, 2012 (in addition to the chapters ‘Fashion and Art: Critical Crossovers’, ‘Fashion’ and ‘Art’, study at least another five of the seventeen chapters of the volume).
d) Alessandra Vaccari (ed.), Moda, città e immaginari, Milano-Udine, Mimesis-dcp Università Iuav di Venezia, 2016 (in addition to the introduction, study the following parts: ‘Itinerari modernisti’, ‘Memorie urbane’, ‘Città come moda’, ‘Moda come città’).
In order to undertake the study of the texts indicated in the bibliography, it is advisable for both attending and non-attending students to start with Enrica Morini's text, which provides the outlines of Western fashion history useful for contextualising and understanding more specific topics dealt with in other contributions.
Teaching methods
The course includes lectures with the visual support of slides and videos, and seminar sessions.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination consisting of an interview (approx. 15 minutes) relating to the course programme and the bibliography indicated for attending and non-attending students. In order to pass the examination, students must demonstrate that they have achieved the general objectives of the course. During the oral examination, the students' preparation will be assessed according to the Dublin Descriptors.
An insufficient mark is determined by a lack of knowledge of the minimum course content, an inability to express oneself in adequate language on the subject, a lack of independent preparation, an inability to make judgements independently and to propose analyses with coherent, competent and convincing arguments.
A sufficient mark (18-23/30) is determined by an acceptable level of performance according to the assessment indicators listed above.
Average marks (24-27/30) are awarded to students who demonstrate a more than sufficient (24-25/30) or good (26-27/30) level of performance according to the assessment indicators listed above.
High marks (28/30 to 30/30 cum laude) are awarded on the basis of demonstration of an optimum to excellent level according to the assessment indicators listed above.
The grade for the oral test is announced at the end of the test itself. Online registration for the roll call is compulsory for access to the oral test.
Other information
For any doubts concerning the bibliography or teaching materials available on the platform, students are invited to contact the lecturer directly by e-mail or during receptions, avoiding informal networks not validated by the lecturer, which risk conveying incorrect information.
