Reading/Viewing Questions
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1. In your own words, use three to four sentences to explain the main idea of Zoe Whitfield’s article titled, “What Does It Mean to Be Political with Fashion In 2019?” published on October 18, 2019 (worth 10 points).
2. In the assigned reading, Clothing and social movements: Tibet and the politics of dress, Yangzom (2016) states, “Scholars and activists alike might be motivated to disregard clothing as too superficial a subject of study” p. 631. In your own words, use two to three sentences to summarize one of the arguments Yangzom provides as evidence against that idea. In other words, why is fashion an important subject of study in terms of political and social change according to Yangzom (worth 10 points).
3. You were assigned two viewings this week. In your own words, provide the main point of each. This response should be between 3 and 4 sentences in length. (worth 5 points).
1. In your own words (meaning not mine or anyone else's in the course), describe the concept of "identity kit". Also, do you think this concept is still valid today?
2. In your own words, take four to five sentences to describe your own personal political/fashion moment and/or a political fashion moment you consider significant .