New Approaches to Decolonizing Fashion History and Period Styles: Re-Fashioning Pedagogies

New Approaches to Decolonizing Fashion History and Period Styles: Re-Fashioning Pedagogies provides inclusive, global, and practical approaches for teaching costume and fashion history, with an emphasis on easy reference, accessible activities, and rubrics. It offers a course description, syllabus calendar, course objectives, and learning outcomes, as well as sample activities from instructors across the country. Contributors suggest a variety of ways to decolonize the traditionally Western-focused fashion history syllabus.

Format: Hardback
Length: 212 pages
Publication date: 29 December 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

New Approaches to Decolonizing Fashion History and Period Styles: Re-Fashioning Pedagogies presents a comprehensive range of inclusive, global, and practical approaches for teaching costume and fashion history. Costume designers, technicians, and historians have dedicated the past few years to re-evaluating their teaching methods, recognizing the importance of shifting the discourse to encompass a more global perspective. This book serves as a compilation of pedagogical strategies designed to achieve this goal, with a focus on easy reference, accessible activities, and rubrics. It offers a diverse range of ways to restructure the course, making it suitable for instructors across various disciplines.

Each chapter in the book provides a comprehensive course description, syllabus calendar, course objectives, and learning outcomes. Additionally, it includes sample activities from instructors nationwide who have made significant changes to their coursework. Contributors employ a combination of personal narratives, examples from their work, bibliographies of helpful texts, and student responses to propose various strategies for decolonizing the traditionally Western-focused fashion history syllabus.

This collection of pedagogical approaches is intended to serve as a resource and inspiration for instructors teaching costume design, costume history, fashion history, period styles, and other aesthetic histories within the arts. By embracing a more inclusive and diverse perspective, educators can foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of the rich cultural heritage associated with clothing and fashion.

Weight: 580g
Dimension: 254 x 178 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032235448