ETW - Faith and Fashion

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The course looks at the age-old question, what it means to be a human person. The course explores this question by analyzing three views: [1] the human person in the image of God in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition, [2] the human person in the image of self, as defined by other schools of thought, and [3] the human person in the image of fashion (person as portrayed by the fashion media). We will look at fashion images as a visual language, and evaluate what it communicates about men and women. The course will also explore the impact of the three views or personhood on culture at-large.