Writing and Speaking French II: Lire La Mode: Histoire(s) Du Vêtement Dans L'Art Et La Littérature

Can we "read" a garment like we read a text? How does a garment contribute to our understanding of a work of art in general? This course, at the same level as FREN0600, explores fashion in art and literature as a critical tool for understanding social and cultural phenomena in French History from the Middle Ages to today. In this class, we will examine the ways in which the (his)story of a garment allows us to better grasp the social and cultural stakes of literary or artistic works.