Fashion and Fetishism

Three credits · Undergraduate

This course will consider how fashion and fetishism are intrinsic to the literature and culture of modern societies in the nineteenth- and twentieth centuries. Class discussions will consider: the ways in which fiction and poetry mutate as the dynamics of fashion become important for the literary culture this period; the relationship between fashion and fetishism; the role of gender in the dynamics of fashion and fetishism; the importance of fashion for twentieth-century visual art. Prerequisite: 9 credits ENGL. Three credits.