ARTH6055 Fabric of Life: An Introduction to Textile History
| Offered By | School of Humanities |
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| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Art History |
| Offered in | Second Semester, 2010 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
This course will provide a broad historical introduction to textile arts in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas and Australia. Contrasting the role and importance of textiles in Western and non-Western societies, the course will examine textiles in court and village cultures, as symbols and markers of religious and social affiliations and hierarchy; the impact of colonialism, trade and industrialisation on the organisation of textile manufacture and traditional gender roles; and the evolution of textile motifs, designs, materials and technology. The history of textile collecting, display and analysis will also be studied. |
| Course Classification(s) | SpecialistSpecialist courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide for the acquisition of specialist skills; or 'second degree' and higher level of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs; or knowledge associated with professional accreditation. |
| Areas of Interest | Art History |
| Preliminary Reading |
Barber, E J W, Women's Work - 20,000 Years of Textiles: Women, Cloth and Society in Early Times, Norton, New York, 1994 Maxwell, R, Textiles of Southeast Asia: Tradition, Trade and Transformation, Australian National Gallery/OUP, 1990 Parry, L, Textiles of the Arts and Crafts Movement, Thames and Hudson, New York, 1988
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| Academic Contact | Dr Hwei-Fen Cheah |
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