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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 …


How To Be The Perfect Asian Wife!, Sophia Hill Apr 2018

How To Be The Perfect Asian Wife!, Sophia Hill

Art and Art History Honors Projects

“How to be the Perfect Asian Wife” critiques exploitative power systems that assault female bodies of color in intersectional ways. This work explores strategies of healing and resistance through inserting one’s own narrative of flourishing rather than surviving, while reflecting violent realities. Three large drawings mimic pervasive advertisement language and presentation reflecting the oppressive strategies used to contain women of color. Created with charcoal, watercolor, and ink, these 'advertisements' contrast with an interactive rice bag filled with comics of my everyday experiences. These documentations compel viewers to reflect on their own participation in systems of power.


Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 42, No. 6, Wku Alumni Association Oct 1973

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 42, No. 6, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Archives Records

Alumni magazine published by WKU. This issue has the following articles:

  • Wood, Willson. He Did Not Teach Art - He Taught People - Ivan Wilson
  • Dixon, Frances. Russell Miller - Benevolent Despot of Western Theatre
  • The Ivan Wilson Center for Fine Arts
  • Conway, Sheila. For New Center . . . A Fine Arts Send-Off - Ivan Wilson Hall
  • Hackney, Karen & Richard Hackney. Soaring in '77: Satellite Research
  • Branham, Judy. Homecoming 1973
  • Conway, Sheila. Music, By Gemini! - Gemini 15
  • Given, Ed. For More Than A-Mews-ment - Marvin Mews
  • Dunn, Thomas. WKU Professors Complete International TV Research
  • Remember 1966-67
  • Pomp, …