On completion of the course, the student is expected to be able to: Formulate and present a research problem in fashion studies

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1 1 (5) Master s Programme in Fashion Studies, 1 st year Theory and Method I, 7,5 ECTS Fall term 2015 Course coordinator: Dr Paula von Wachenfeldt Course Guidelines Theory and Method I addresses different theoretical and methodological perspectives in fashion studies. The aim is to introduce the students to 1) the general foundations of research in fashion studies, and 2) the specificity of fashion as an interdisciplinary academic discipline. Fashion Studies is a young interdisciplinary field under development. It lacks both of theoretical and a methodological core compared to traditional disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. The topic has grown out of different research traditions related to - but not limited to - sociology, semiotics, gender, dress history, textiles and clothing. LEARNING OBJECTIVES On completion of the course, the student is expected to be able to: Formulate and present a research problem in fashion studies explore different theoretical and methodological approaches to fashion studies evaluate the choice of theories and methods used for your particular topic reflect on the different ethical aspects of the chosen method COURSE CONTENT The course will cover the following subjects: What the humanities and the social sciences are and how they evolved historically Theories and methods to apply in Fashion Studies Theories and methods when examining inventories Stockholms universitet Besöksadress: Telefon: Stockholm Borgvägen 1, Filmhuset E-post: klas@fashion.su.se

2 2 (5) Discourse analysis Representations and meaning The use of theories and methods in visual representations Ethnographic methods in Fashion Studies TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES The course consists of lectures and seminars that together provide an overview of the different theories and methods used in Fashion Studies as well as the guest lecturer s own research. Students are expected to attend at least 80 % of the total number of classes/lectures. All coursework will be conducted in English. ASSESSMENT The course is assessed through on oral presentation and a written take-home exam, graded on a criterion-referenced seven-grade scale. In order to obtain the final grade for the course a minimum grade of E as well as 80 % mandatory attendance are required. Final Exam The final exam, which is an individual take-home exam, will be distributed to you in due course of time. The deadline for submission is January 12 th 2016 at at the latest. Please hand in a printed copy in Paula s box outside her office. Grading The assessment is based on a criterion-referenced scale. A, B, C, D and E are approved grades, Fx and F are failed grades. In order to obtain final approval, the course requires a minimum grade of E for the oral presentation, the written take-home exam and that all course requirements are met. Students who have received a passing grade (A-E) are not allowed to retake the exam in order to receive a higher grade. Students who, for any reason, do not meet the deadline for the final exam cannot expect to receive any higher grade than a D.

3 3 (5) PLAGIARISM As a student you will be writing and handing different types of written tasks. It is therefore fundamental that you know that all kind of plagiarism is strictly forbidden! Plagiarism consists of: Students copying from each other; Students copying from internet, books, articles or other sources without a clear reference; Students passing a work or a citation as their own when it is not; All kind of cut-and-paste writing strategies. Any incident of this kind will be reported to the Disciplinary committee of Stockholm University. In case you are found guilty you might be suspended from the University for a period of time. In order to avoid plagiarism you need to: Precise your sources by referring to the author, the book and the page in question; Mark that you are using someone else s words by marking it with a quotation mark; Precise whose thoughts you are presenting if they are not your own; Not pass your work to others. GRADING CRITERIA The following summary presents the criteria applied to the different grades: A The student shows an excellent ability to understand and reflect on different theoretical and methodological perspectives that can be used in fashion studies. A demonstration of an innovative ability to independently problematize and apply these perspectives. Impeccable language. B Very good ability to understand different theoretical and methodological perspectives that can be used in fashion studies. The student can problematize and apply these perspectives. Well reflective standpoints and very good language. C Good knowledge of theories and methods related to fashion studies and good ability to apply them. Good language use.

4 4 (5) D Rudimentary ability to understand and use theories and methods related to fashion studies. Acceptable language use. E Basic knowledge of different theories and methods and rudimentary ability to use them to describe the field of fashion studies. Acceptable language yet with some faults. The following applies to fail grades: Fx Insufficient: Mandatory course requirements are not met. The student needs to hand in a supplementary course work within one week after the result of the final exam has been reported. F Insufficient: No relevant knowledge. Handed in a defective assignment or one that cannot be assessed. Supplementary work is not accepted. Course Literature: Books: Kawamura, Yuniya Doing research in Fashion and Dress. An introduction to qualitative methods. Oxford, New York: Berg publications. Hall, Evans & Nixon Representation. 2 nd Edition. London: Sage Publications Ltd. Articles distributed through Mondo: Barthes, Roland "Rhetoric of the Image." Image, Music, Text. Ed. and trans. Stephen Heath. pp New York: Hill and Wang. Digital version:

5 5 (5) D Alleva, Anne Methods and Theories in Art History. Extract from Introduction (pages to be announced within soon). London. Fairclough, Norman, Discourses in Analysing Discourse. Textual Analysis for Social Research.pp London and New Yokr: Routledge Hatt, Michael and Klonk, Charlotte Art History. A Critical Introduction to its Methods.. p Manchester and New York. Hollander Anne Seeing through Clothes. p. xi xvi.berkeley, Los Angeles, London. Kollnitz, Andrea The Devil of Fashion: Women, Fashion, and the Nation in Early-Twentieth-Century German and Swedish Cultural Magazines. In: Fashion in Popular Culture: Literature, Media and Contemporary Studies. Ed. Joseph Hancock et al. Bristol, UK/Chicago USA Kuhn, Thomas S The structure of scientific revolutions, Univ. of Chicago Pr., Chicago, or any subsequent edition. Lister Martin and Wells, Liz Seeing Beyond Belief: Cultural Studies as an Approach to Analysing the Visual in: Handbook of Visual Analysis, pp eds. Theo van Leeuwen and Carey Jewitt, London. Mears, Ashley Ethnography as Precarious Work. in The Sociological Quarterly 54. pp Rocamora, Agnès Personal Fashion Blogs: Screens and Mirrors in Digital Self-Portraits. Fashion Theory 15.4, pp Roche, Daniel Popular Dress in Fashion: Critical and Primary Sources, Volume 2 The Eighteenth Century. pp ed. Peter McNeil, Berg Publications. Shinkle, Eugénie Introduction in Fashion as Photograph: Viewing and Reviewing Images of Fashion, pp I.B. Tauris: London & New York. Woodward, Sophie Hanging Out in the Home and the Bedroom. In Why Women Wear What They Wear, pp Oxford and New York: Berg.