FCSC 4176

FCSC 4176 Historic Clothing

Spring 1998

Instructor:	Genie Dietz
Office:	AG 4145
Office Hours:	2:30-3:30pm. Tuesday and Thursday
Phone:	766-4145 (leave a message)

Instructor:	Dr. Sonya Meyer
Office:	AG 3006
Office Hours:	10:00-11:30pm. Monday and Wednesday
Phone:	766-5152

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TEXT: Survey of Historic Costumme, Second Edition

Course Objectives

To identify costumes and style features of selected historical periods of the Western World from the tie of the Egyptians to the 1990's.
To understand costume as an expression of the cultures of various historical periods.
To relate historical costume design to contemporary dress.
To describe, define, and/or identify clothing forms associated with various ancient civilizations and time periods of selected Western civilizations.
To recognize similarities and differences in clothing forms used by selected civilizations and the effect of technological and natural resources on the development of clothing patterns.
To learn in an enjoyable way, through mutual support and encouragement.

Attendance: Due to the nature of the course - its stress on participation in class activities and discussion - class members are expected to attend all class sessions. Unexpected "stuff" does happen from time to time, however please let an instructor know if you are unable to attend class. Participation in class seesions is expected and lack of participation may affect your final grade.

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Course Requirements

1.	Five quizzes, during which the student will be asked to identify certain fashion characteristics. Each correct point will be counted towards final grade.	68
2.	Two reaction papers @ 50	100
3.	One short referenced paper	100
4.	One long referenced paper	200
5.	One final exam	100
6.	Daily activities and assignments	82
7.	Total	700

All referenced papers will be writted in APA style

A = 93%

B = 85%

C = 77%

D = 70%

Students taking this class for graduate credit will be expected to turn in one additional assignment. It should be original in nature and pre-approved by the instructor.

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TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Date	Topic	Assignment
PART I, THE ANCIENT WORLD, 3,000 B.C. - A.D.
January 13	Introduction	Chapter 1
	The Ancient Middle East	Chapter 2
January 15	Crete and Greece	Chapter 3
January 20	Etruria and Rome	Chapter 4
January 22	Review
January 27	Drawing Quiz I
PART II, THE MIDDLE AGES
January 29	The Early Middle Ages c. 300 - 1300	Chapter 5
February 3	The Late Middle Ages c. 1300 - 1500	Chapter 6
PART III, THE RENAISSANCE
February 5	The Italian Renaissance c. 1400 - 1600	Chapter 7
February 10	The Northern Renaissance c. 1500 - 1600	Chapter 8
February 12	Reaction Paper # 1, in class assignment
PART IV, BAROQUE AND ROCOCO c. 1600 - 1800
February 17	Drawing Quiz II
February 19	The Seventeenth Century 1600 - 1700	Chapter 9
February 24	The Eighteenth Century 1700 - 1800	Chapter 10
February 26	Writing Day
March 2-6	SPRING BREAK!!! YAHOO! GO GET SOME SUNSHINE! RELAX!!!
March 10	Short Reference Paper Due
March 12	Review
March 17	Drawing Quiz III
PART V, THE NINETEENTH CENTURY 1800 - 1900
March 19	The Directoire and the Empire Period 1790 - 1820	Chapter 11
	The Romantic Period 1820 - 1850	Chapter 12
March 24	The Crinoline Period 1850 - 1869	Chapter 13
March 26	The Bustle Period and the Nineties 1870 - 1900	Chapter 14
March 31	Drawing Quiz IV
PART VI, THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 1900 - 1990
April 2	The Edwardian Period and World War I 1900 - 1920	Chapter 15
April 7	The Twenties, Thirties and World War II 1920 - 1947	Chapter 16
	The New Look and Beyond 1947 - 1990	Chapter 17
April 9	The Vietnam Era 1964 - 1974	Chapter 18
April 14	Reaction Paper 2
April 16	The Post Vietnam Era 1974 - 1990	Chapter 19
April 21	Wrap-Up Day
April 23	Review
April 28	Long Reference Paper Due
April 30	Drawing Quiz V
April 30	Review for final 3:30-5:30
May 6	FINAL