Theatre 155 - Women in Pants

Women in Pants

Spring
2025
01
4.00
Kiki Smith

TU TH 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM

Smith College
THE-155-01-202503
Theatre 114
ksmith@smith.edu
What is the history of women wearing pants? How has it varied in other times and cultures? What clues are missed or misread, especially in dress from another culture or an unfamiliar era? This course is an introduction to the study of clothing as material culture, examining physical structure, terminology, technology of production, and some of the historical, social, and cultural variables shaping- and shaped by- these garments. Using examples from the Smith College Historic Clothing Collection, students look for common features as well as distinctions that may reflect different classes, aesthetic choices, and industrial influences. Enrollment limited to 20. (E)
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.
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