D0178 - LABORATORIO DIDATTICO: Storia dell'abbigliamento e della moda in 10 oggetti dal farsetto medievale al glam rock

Learning outcomes

The workshop aims to provide a method of analysis based on the material culture approach, through the study of selected garments considered significant for specific historical periods. Since its emergence between the 13th and 14th centuries, the phenomenon of fashion has, in fact, been able to shape the times, helping to illustrate the cultural context of different eras. The selected objects will be examined to reconstruct social, economic, political and cultural changes over the long term, highlighting how fashion has not only been followed and desired, but also rejected or denied for ethical or ideological reasons. Students are required to compile a dossier of images and sources (documentary, chronicle and literary) relating to the objects and themes discussed.

Course contents

The workshop is divided into two parts: in the first part (20 hours), which is common to all students, an overview of the history of fashion will be presented through a selection of garments from the Middle Ages to the 20th century; the second part (14 hours) involves an individual or group project, to be agreed with the teacher, on a topic chosen from those discussed during the workshop.
Selected objects and themes:

1. the doublet and the knight;
2. the women’s "gamurra"
3. the penitents’ tunic (and that of St Francis)
4. wigs and cosmetics
5. ruffs and abstract dresses
6. riding coats and tailcoats: the new men’s fashion
   
7. crinoline and haute couture
8. bustiers, corsets and the Rational Dress Society
9. anti-fashion
10. glam rock

Readings/Bibliography

All students are required to study a handbook of history of costume and fashion (V. Maugeri, A. Paffumi, Storia della moda e del costume, Bologna 2025.

Power Point presentation on Virtuale (virtuale.unibo.it).

Further bibliographical references will be provided during the course.

Teaching methods

During the lectures, case studies will be presented to help students understand the relationship between clothing and the historical context. Referring to the material presented and discussed during the lessons, students will be able to complete the second part of the workshop, also dividing into small groups (2–3 people), under the guidance of the teacher. During this practical part of the workshop, students will choose a topic on which to create a dossier containing a bibliography and sources – primarily iconographic – to be presented at the end of the workshop.

Final assessment is obtained by attending 20 hours out of 34.

Assessment methods

• Groups are required to submit a dossier consisting of at least 10–15 iconographic sources and a further selection of other sources (documentary, literary and material), accompanied by a report with a corresponding bibliography and a PowerPoint presentation to be shown to the teacher and course colleagues, summarising the research carried out.
  Those who have opted for individual research are required to submit a dossier comprising 5–7 iconographic sources and other sources (documentary, literary and material), accompanied by a report with a bibliography. This too will have to be supported by a PowerPoint presentation to be given to the teacher and course colleagues.
• The dossiers are to be submitted to the teacher at least three days before the date chosen for the discussion. The presentation, which is separate from the dossier, may take place during the final session of the workshop or during the examination. It will last 10 minutes, whether for individual or group work.
• Based on an assessment of the dossier and its presentation, the teacher will assess:
  knowledge of the topics discussed during the lessons;
  competence in the research tools and methods used.

Demonstrating these knowledge and skills and, more generally, active participation in the activities proposed during the workshop will lead to a positive assessment.

For what concerns the assessment methods, the use of AI is prohibited. Any use constitutes a violation of academic integrity.

Teaching tools

PowerPoint presentations will be made available, showing the sources discussed and analysed in class. 

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (DSA) needing compensatory tools will be able to communicate their needs to the Teacher in order to be addressed to the referents and agree on the adoption of the most appropriate measures.

https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/it/per-studenti

Office hours

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