GEAR 201 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Department of Economics

Course Name

History of Textiles and Costume

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
GEAR 201	Fall/Spring	3	0	3	6

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Service Course
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	Discussion Q&A Critical feedback Field trip / Observation Lecture / Presentation
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	Dr.Öğretim Üyesi Ünsal Doğan BAŞKIR
Course Lecturer(s)	Öğr. Gör. Dr. Ceren AKTAŞ
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives	The objective of this course is to give foundational knowledge about the historical development of textiles and clothing.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; will be able to analyze the origins and development of early textile materials and techniques. will be able to compare clothing types and fabrics in various ancient civilizations in Mesopotamia and Anatolia. will be ble to classify changing costumes, fabrics, and silhouettes across different periods, regions, and cultures. will be able to describe the evolution of clothing from the Paleolithic period through the early 20th century. will be able to explain the Ottoman textiles and clothing styles. will be able to interpret historical artifacts that depict clothing on figures.
Course Description	This course provides an in-depth exploration of the development and significance of textiles and clothing from prehistoric times to the twentieth century. Students will examine the evolution of materials, techniques, and styles across different cultures and historical periods, gaining an understanding of how textiles and clothing reflect and influence social changes.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Introduction to course Brief information about fashion, clothing, and culture
2	Pre-Weaving Production Techniques Early Weaving and Textile Artifacts	James Laver Costume and Fashion: A Concise History, 2004, (pp. 7-14). Jennifer Harris 5000 Years of Textiles, 2004, (pp.1-50).
3	Classification of Ancient Clothing Styles First woven fabrics and oldest known garments	Neriman Görgünay Geleneksel Türk Giyim Tarihi, 2008. Francois Boucher A History of Costume in the West, 2004, (pp. 20-26).
4	Clothing in Mesopotamia, Anatolia, and Ancient Egyptians Sumerians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Hittites	Auguste Racinet The Costume History, 2009, (pp. 22-33). Francois Boucher A History of Costume in the West, 2004, (pp. 33-52). Jennifer Harris 5000 Years of Textiles, 2004, (pp.54- 58). The New York Public Library The History of the Feminine Costume of the World. Digital Collections
5	Minoan, Ionian, Etruscan and Roman Clothing	James Laver Costume and Fashion: A Concise History, 2004, (pp.18-35). Jennifer Harris 5000 Years of Textiles, 2004, (pp.59- 65).
6	Clothing in Turks: Scythians, Huns, Gokturks, Uyghurs, and Seljuks	QUIZ 1 James Laver Costume and Fashion: A Concise History, 2004, (pp. 15). Francois Boucher A History of Costume in the West, 2004, (pp. 67-72). Jennifer Harris 5000 Years of Textiles, 2004, (pp.80- 85, pp. 91-95). Jennifer Scarce Women’s Costume of the Near and Middle East, 2003. Neriman Görgünay History of Traditional Turkish Clothing, 2008. Nilay Ertürk Türklerde Giyim Kuşam, 2018.
7	Early European Clothing Byzantine and Medieval Periods	James Laver Costume and Fashion: A Concise History, 2004, (pp. 44-50), (pp.50-73). Jennifer Harris 5000 Years of Textiles, 2004, (pp.75- 79). Madeleine Ginsburg The Illustrated History of Textiles, 1991.
8	MIDTERM WEEK
9	Ottoman Textiles and Clothing Orientalism and Turquerie Movement	Elvan Özkavruk Adanır and Berna İleri, Orientalism Revisited: Orientalism as Fashion, In Handbook of Research on Contemporary Approaches to Orientalism in Media and Beyond (I-II) , 2021, (pp.214-230). Halil İnalcık Studies in the History of Textiles in Turkey, 2011, (pp. 13-42). Hülya Tezcan Atlaslar Atlası, 1993.
10	Ottoman Textiles and Clothing	QUIZ 2 Elvan Özkavruk Adanır and Berna İleri, Orientalism Revisited: Orientalism as Fashion, In Handbook of Research on Contemporary Approaches to Orientalism in Media and Beyond (I-II), 2021, (pp.214-230). Halil İnalcık Studies in the History of Textiles in Turkey, 2011. Hülya Tezcan Atlaslar Atlası, 1993. Lale Görünür Women’s Costume of the Late Ottoman Era from the Sadberk Hanım Museum Collection, 2010.
11	Baroque and Rococo Periods Josephine’s Influence on the Empire Fashion (17th – 19th centuries)	James Laver Costume and Fashion: A Concise History, 2004, (pp. 127-176), (pp. 213- 251). Francois Boucher A History of Costume in the West, 2004, (pp. 251-331). Madeleine Ginsburg The Illustrated History of Textiles, 1991, (pp. 54-71), (pp. 64-70).
12	Romanticism Victorian and Edwardian Fashion Nineteenth and Early Twentieth-Century Women's Fashion and Women's Rights Movement in the United States, France, and England	QUIZ 3 James Laver Costume and Fashion: A Concise History, 2004, (pp. 177-211). Madeleine Ginsburg The Illustrated History of Textiles, 1991, (pp. 72-89). Diana Crane Fashion and Its Social Agendas Class, Gender, and Identity in Clothing, 2000.
13	Important Fashion Movements and Innovations in the early Twentieth Century	James Laver Costume and Fashion: A Concise History, 2004. (pp. 262-290) Auguste Racinet The Costume History, 2009 (pp. 213-251) Fifty Years of Fashion New Look to Now Valerie Steele, 2000.
14	Review of the Semester
15	Review of the Semester
16	Semester Review

Course Notes/Textbooks

Suggested Readings/Materials

*James Laver
Costume and Fashion: A Concise History, 2004, Thames &
Hudson.
*Madeleine Ginsburg
The Illustrated History of Textiles, 1991, Portland House.
*Jennifer Harris
5000 Years of Textiles, 2004, British Museum Press.
*Auguste Racinet
The Costume History, 2009, Taschen.
*Halil İnalcık
Studies in the History of Textiles in Turkey, 2011, İş Bankası.
*The New York Public Library
The History of the Feminine Costume of the World.
Digital Collections
*Jennifer Scarce
Women’s Costume of the Near and Middle East, 2003,
Routledge
*Diana Crane
Fashion and Its Social Agendas
Class, Gender, and Identity in Clothing, 2000, The University of
Chicago Press
*Elvan Özkavruk Adanır and Berna İleri,
Orientalism Revisited: Orientalism as Fashion, In Handbook of
Research on Contemporary Approaches to Orientalism in Media
and Beyond (I-II), 2021, (pp.214-230).
*Lale Görünür
Women’s Costume of the Late Ottoman Era from the Sadberk
Hanım Museum Collection, 2010.
*Neriman Görgünay
Geleneksel Türk Giyim Tarihi, 2008, Sergi Publishing,
*Nilay Ertürk
Türklerde Giyim Kuşam, 2018, Hayalperest
*Hülya Tezcan
Atlaslar Atlası, 1993.
*Valerie Steele
Fifty Years of Fashion New Look to Now, 2000, Yale University
Press.

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation	1	10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	3	30
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	1	30
Presentation / Jury	1	30
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	6	100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16		0
Study Hours Out of Class	14	2	28
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	3	10	30
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	1	34	34
Presentation / Jury	1	40	40
Project			0
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms			0
Final Exam			0
		Total	180

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to acquire a sound knowledge of fundamental concepts, theories, principles and methods of investigation specific to the economic field.	-	-	-	-	-
2	To be able to apply adequate mathematical, econometric, statistical and data analysis models to process economic data and to implement scientific research for development of economic policies.	-	-	-	-	-
3	To be able to participate in academic, professional, regional, and global networks and to utilize these networks efficiently.	-	-	-	-	-
4	To be able to have adequate social responsibility with regards to the needs of the society and to organize the activities to influence social dynamics in line with social goals.	-	-	-	-	-
5	To be able to integrate the knowledge and training acquired during the university education with personal education and produce a synthesis of knowledge one requires.	-	-	-	-	-
6	To be able to evaluate his/her advance level educational needs and do necessary planning to fulfill those needs through the acquired capability to think analytically and critically.	-	-	-	-	-
7	To be able to acquire necessary skills to integrate social dynamics into economic process both as an input and an output.	-	-	-	-	-
8	To be able to link accumulated knowledge acquired during the university education with historical and cultural qualities of the society and be able to convey it to different strata of society.	-	-	-	-	-
9	To be able to take the responsibility as an individual and as a team member.	-	-	-	-	-
10	To be able to attain social, scientific and ethical values at the data collection, interpretation and dissemination stages of economic analysis.	-	-	-	-	-
11	To be able to collect data in economics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1)	-	-	-	-	-
12	To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently.	-	-	-	-	-
13	To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of economics.	-	-	-	-	-