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Apr 29, 2025
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JINS 358 - Textiles as Cultural Documents: Hanging by a Thread This class compares and contrasts the use of textiles for form and function, reflection of cultural identity, gender and identity, and as historical documents. Students analyze textiles to understand the aesthetic production and experiences of sociocultural groups from Africa, Asia, and Central and South America. Students explore the social, political, and economic complexities, ambiguities, and contradictions of the personal, national, global cultural belief systems.
Prerequisite: JINS eligibility (55-95 credits applied). Credit(s): 3 Course Attribute(s):
- This course fulfills the Junior Interdisciplinary Writing-Enhanced Seminar Interconnecting Perspective of the Dialogues.
- This course is writing-enhanced course.
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