RACE AND ETHNICITY IN FASHION

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Course examines fashion and race in the context of social, cultural, and environmental influences in the US. A focus is placed on members of historically racialized groups in the United States, including Native American, African American, Asian American, and/or Latino American communities who are active producers and consumers of apparel. Apparel and textiles will be critically examined with attention to racial formation discourses as they relate to ethnicity, race, nation, class, culture, social movements, environmental-health disparities, and policy.