Module overview
On this module you will develop your knowledge and understanding of fashion in a contemporary and historical context. It will introduce you to a range of fashion theories including the semiotics of clothing. You will explore the motivations behind fashion consumption and its links with personal identity whilst developing an understanding of fashion’s relationship to history as well as the avant-garde.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- identifying and researching a specific historical or contemporary theme related to fashion;
- fashion theory and practice related to global fashion consumption.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- apply a theoretical approach to a contemporary trend;
- critically analyse fashion consumption related to political, social, ethical and individual business contexts.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- produce and deliver work of a professional standard;
- communicate effectively using a range of media (for example orally, in writing and through digital media).
Syllabus
This module is structured around developing your knowledge and understanding of fashion. The lectures and seminars will enable you to develop your critical and reflective thinking about fashion and fashion consumption in contemporary and historical contexts, whilst providing you with techniques and research methods to support the development of your own originality and insight into the subject.
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching methods include:
- Lectures
- Seminars
- Workshops
- Tutorials
- E- Learning
- Independent self-study
Learning activities include:
- Group projects
- In class group discussion/ critique
- Peer learning
- Team-work
- Student presentations
- Independent learning (this will involve independent reading, analysis of key concepts, theories, case studies, undertaking research into key topics, guided reading)
Type | Hours |
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Teaching | 26 |
Independent Study | 174 |
Total study time | 200 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Websites. http://www.businessoffashion.com - Business of Fashion http://www.dazeddigital.com - Dazed and Confused digital news http://www.lsnglobal.com - LS:N Global http://showstudio.com/ - The home of fashion film http://www.style.com - Vogue online
Journals. International Journal of Fashion Studies Journal of Consumer Cultures Journal of Consumer Research Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management
E-Learning. www.blackboard.soton.ac.uk
Textbooks
Breward, C. (2003). Fashion. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Williamson, J. (2010). Decoding Adverts: Ideology and Meaning in Advertising. London: Marion Boyars.
Hebdige, D. (1979). Subculture: The Meaning of Style. London: Routledge.
Rocamora A, Smellik A (2015). Thinking Through Fashion: A Guide to Key Theorists. London: I.B.Tauris.
Barnard, M. (2007). Fashion Theory: A Reader. London: Routledge.
Wilson, E. (1985). Adorned in Dreams: Fashion and Modernity. London: I B Tauris.
Cumming, V. (2011). Understanding Fashion History. London: Batsford.
Laver, J. (2012). Costume and Fashion: A Concise History. London: Thames & Hudson.
Bruzzi, S. (1997). Undressing Cinema: Clothing and Identity in the Movies. London: Routledge.
Mendes, V. (2010). Fashion Since 1900. London: Thames & Hudson.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Peer Group FeedbackSummative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Illustrated essay | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Illustrated essay | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Illustrated essay | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External