ARTS 2312 - Paris: City of Lights, Capital of Couture

Arts & Sciences
This course explores the intersection of film and fashion in Paris, which is both the capital of couture and the birthplace of cinema. The course is thus oriented toward the influences upon, appearances in, and representations of fashion in works of film set in Paris from the mid-19th century onward. Course materials include films and key readings drawn from a range of disciplines, fields and genres (critical theory, cultural history, sociology, fashion and film studies). Films include both early and contemporary considerations of the fashion industry in Paris, several of which feature and/or showcase individual French fashion designers (Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent) and their relationship to Paris.
credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1055 or ENGL 1060 or ENGL 1095 or ENGL 1100