FASHION JOURNALISM (CM5017)

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This course examines the many facets of communicating fashion to the outside world. We shall analyze the ways the various media: print, visual, and new, cover fashion. The role of PR in facilitating access to coverage will also be examined. Fashion journalism is undergoing a major shift with the advent of new technology. In order to understand this revolution, we shall consider the larger context in which fashion coverage is being played out. We shall look at newspapers, magazines, TV, movies and the web. How fashion can be presented: as spectacle, as image, as art, as craft, and as a commercial, industrial entity will be given consideration. An introduction to the major players and characters in the fashion world will be also part of this course.

Code: 
CM5017
Name: 
FASHION JOURNALISM
Discipline: 
CM (Communications)
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Graduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
Major=MA: Global Communications OR Major=MA: Global Comm. (Development Communications) OR Major=MA: Global Comm. (Digital Cultures and Industries) OR Major=MA: Global Comm. (Fashion Track) OR Major=MA: Global Comm. (Visual & Material Culture Track)
Co-requisites: 
None

Learning Outcomes

  1. To understand the key issues facing the rapidly changing field of fashion journalism.
  2. To acquire skills related to the coverage of fashion through a variety of media.
  3. To develop knowledge and understanding of the role of fashion players in a variety of sectors in the fashion field.
  4. To be able to compare recent contemporary practices in the field of fashion communications with those of earlier periods.

Offering(s)

Term Code Name
Spring 2020 CM5017 FASHION JOURNALISM

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