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WMST 388 - Fashion and Society 3 hours

Critical examination of fashion as an institution, shaping individual choices, and communicating social values and norms. Attention is paid to how fashion serves as a tool for individual expression and as a way to showcase social affiliation. Fashion is analyzed as both an art form and as a powerful industry. Topics include: art and industry; body; consumerism, dressing in modern society; global style; individual and group identity; inequality; social movements; and trends.   Cross-listed as SOCI 388 /ANTH 388 .  Prerequisite: junior standing.