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Fashioning The Flapper: Clothing As A Catalyst For Social Change In 1920s America, Julia Wolffe Jan 2022

Fashioning The Flapper: Clothing As A Catalyst For Social Change In 1920s America, Julia Wolffe

Honors Program Theses

Fashion has been a catalyst for social change throughout human history. Fashion in 1920s America in particular reflects society's rapidly evolving attitudes towards gender and race. Beginning with how corsetry heavily restricted women for nearly four hundred years up until the twentieth century, this thesis explores how clothing has acted as a tool for societal progression following World War I and Women's Suffrage and during the Jazz Age and The Harlem Renaissance. Specifically, this thesis examines how the influence of jazz music and dance that originated from Black American communities led to the creation of the flapper evening dress. The …


Kitty, Melissa Mitchell Feb 2012

Kitty, Melissa Mitchell

SPECS journal of art and culture

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M16 Globular Cluster, By Anabella Gaposchk, 1911 (Baking Soda), Mariana Tres Feb 2012

M16 Globular Cluster, By Anabella Gaposchk, 1911 (Baking Soda), Mariana Tres

SPECS journal of art and culture

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Re-Enactment Casualties, Philip Ewe Feb 2012

Re-Enactment Casualties, Philip Ewe

SPECS journal of art and culture

No abstract provided.


Schizophrene, Bhanu Kapil, Rohini Kapil Feb 2012

Schizophrene, Bhanu Kapil, Rohini Kapil

SPECS journal of art and culture

No abstract provided.