History of Art MA
Historical Dress in Film & TV HISTART4067
- Academic Session: 2026-27
- School: School of Culture and Creative Arts
- Credits: 20
- Level: Level 4 (SCQF level 10)
- Typically Offered: Either Semester 1 or Semester 2
- Available to Visiting Students: Yes
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
- Curriculum For Life: No
Short Description
This course uses representations of historic dress in film and television as a means of introducing students to the themes and practice of dress and textile history.
Timetable
10 x 2 hour sessions: one lecture, one seminar per week as scheduled on MyCampus.
Excluded Courses
None
Co-requisites
None
Assessment
Coursework:
One 2000 word Essay (30%)
One 10 minute Oral presentation (10%)
Examination: one two-hour examination (60%)
Main Assessment In: April/May
Course Aims
This course will provide the opportunity to:
■ Introduce students to the theory and practice of dress and textile history
■ Impart students about specific themes of dress history, including gender, fashion theory, cultural theory and identity
■ Promote critical discussion of authenticity versus artistic licence with regards to the recreation of historic dress in film and television
■ Develop students' abilities to engage with and interpret different primary source types
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of this course students will be able to:
■ Identify and reflect on key scholarly debates in the field of dress and textile history
■ Identify key trends in the use of historic dress in film and television
■ Produce sustained arguments in written and oral formats that draw on a variety of visual and textual sources
■ Demonstrate how art history can be used in an interdisciplinary context to assess cultural and historic trends