Nov 12, 2024  
University of Alberta Calendar 2024-2025 
    
University of Alberta Calendar 2024-2025

HECOL 333 - Cross-Cultural Textiles


Course Career Undergraduate
Units 3
Approved Hours 3-0-3
Fee index 6
Faculty Agric, Life & Environ Sciences
Department Human Ecology
Typically Offered either term

Description
An introduction to the historical and technological development of cross-cultural textiles and survey of common textile-making techniques, designs, and embellishments. Ethnographic textiles are analyzed in the context of socio-cultural, political, economic, environmental, and aesthetical meanings. The course combines lectures, class discussions, videos, and examination of artifacts from the Clothing and Textiles Collection. Prerequisite: 30 units.