Course Catalog - 2015-2016

     

FWIS 196 - COSTUME DRAMAS

Long Title: COSTUME DRAMAS: CLOTHING AND FASHION IN VICTORIAN LITERATURE
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Period films and miniseries are as popular as ever, in part thanks to elaborate costumes that seem both ridiculous and desirable to a modern audience. This course wills study the literary, visual, and material aspects of Victorian clothing to discover the role of clothing and fashion in literature and culture.