Final Student Reflection

Fashion Culture, History, and Social Justice Minor

If the content in AMD 165 was of much interest to you, you might want to explore the Fashion, Culture, History, and Social Justice minor in the Apparel, Merchandising, and Design program at Iowa State University (Apparel, Merchandising, and Design, 2021).

The minor consists of three parts:

• the 3-credit course AMD 165 Dress, Appearance, and Diversity in Society
• 6 credits from a list of core classes in area of history, social psychology, and/or cultural studies related to fashion. These courses have an entire focus on social justice perspectives, or at least 25% of the curriculum has a focus on social justice perspectives.
  • ◦ AMD 354 History of European and North American Dress
  • ◦ AMD 356 History of 20th-Century Fashion
  • ◦ AMD 366 History of Menswear
  • ◦ AMD 458 Queer Fashions, Styles, and Bodies
  • ◦ AESHM 462 Black Lives Matter: Fashion, Liberation, and the Fight for Freedom
• 6 credits from a list of electives that complement the core of the minor. These 6 credits may not specifically look at issues of power, privilege, and social inequity, yet the content does focus on historically marginalized communities (e.g., African Americans, Native Americans, women, queer community) or related topics. Many of courses in this option do focus on power and privilege, which is great for the minor.

Select from African and African American Studies coursework:

• AF AM 201: Introduction to African American Studies
• AF AM/ANTHR 325: Peoples and Cultures of Africa
• AF AM/HIST 311: African under Colonial Rule
• AF AM/SOC 330: Ethnic and Race Relations
• AF AM/RELIG 334: African American Religious Experience
• AF AM/ENGL 347: Studies in African American Literature
• AF AM/WGS 350: Women of Color in the United States
• AF AM/HIST 353: History of African Americans I
• AF AM/HIST 354: History of African Americans II
• AF AM/HIST 473: Civil Rights and Ethnic Power

Select from American Indian Studies coursework:

• AM IN 201: Native People in American Culture
• AM IN 205: American Indians in the Movies
• AM IN 210: Introduction to American Indian Studies
• AM IN/AHTHR 225: American Indians of Iowa
• AM IN 310: Topic in American Indian Studies
• AM IN/ANTHR 322: Peoples and Cultures of Native North America
• AM IN/RELIG 328: American Indian Religions
• A*M IN/AHTHR 332: Current Issues in Native North America
• AM IN/ENGL 346: American Indian Literature

Select from Anthropology coursework:

• AM IN/AHTHR 225: American Indians of Iowa
• ANTHR/AM IN 322: Peoples and Cultures of Native North America
• AF AM/ANTHR 325: Peoples and Cultures of Africa
• AHTHR/AM IN 332: Current Issues in Native North America
• ANTHR/WGS 444: Sex and Gender in Cross-cultural Perspectives

Select from American Sign Language coursework:

• ASL 107: Introduction to the Deaf World
• ASL 275: Topics in Deaf Culture
• ASL 325: Deaf Peoples: Pre-World War II

Select from Apparel, Merchandising, and Design coursework:

• A M D 362: Cultural Perspectives of Dress

Select from Arabic coursework:

• ARABC 375: Arab Culture

Select from Architecture coursework:

• ARCH 426: Topics in Native American Architecture

Select from Art History coursework:

• ART H 382: Art and Architecture of Asia
• ART H 384: Art of Islam
• ART H/WGS: 494 Women/Gender in Art

Select from Chinese coursework:

• CHIN 272: Introduction to Chinese Culture
• CHIN 370: Chinese Literature in English Translation
• CHIN 375: China Today
• CHIN 378: Chinese Film and Society
• CHIN 403: Seminar in Chinese Language and Culture

Select from Classical Studies coursework:

• CL ST/HIST/WGS 374: Sex, Gender, and Culture in the Ancient Mediterranean World

Select from Economics coursework:

• ECON/WGS 321: Economics of Discrimination

Select from English coursework:

• ENGL/WGS 340: Women’s Literature
• ENGL/ US LS 344: U.S. Latino/a Literature
• ENGL/AM IN 346: American Indian Literature
• ENGL/AF AM 347: Studies in African American Literature
• ENGL/WGS 352: Gay and Lesbian Literature

Select from History coursework:

• HIST 207: Chinese Civilizations
• HIST 225: Introduction to Asian American Studies
• HIST 331: History of the Islamic World to 1800
• HIST 336: History of Modern China I
• HIST 337: History of Modern China II
• HIST 338: Modern Japanese History
• HIST 340: History of Latin America I
• HIST 341: History of Latin America II
• HIST/AF AM 353: History of American Americans I
• HIST/AF AM 354: History of American Americans II
• HIST/US LS 371: Mexican American History
• HIST/US LS 372: Latina/o History
• HIST/CL ST/WGS 374 Sex, Gender, and Culture in the Ancient Mediterranean World
• HIST/WGS 380 History of Women in Science, Technology, and Medicine
• HIST/WGS 386 History of Women in America
• HIST 410: The Holocaust in History
• HIST 435: History of the Modern Middle East
• HIST 441: History of Modern Mexico and Central America
• HIST/WGS 457: History of American Sexualities
• HIST 465: The American West
• HIST/AF AM/US LS 473: Civil Rights and Ethnic Power

Select from Leadership Studies coursework:

• LD ST/WGS 333: Women and Leadership
• LD ST/WGS 488: Research on Women in Leadership

Select from Philosophy coursework:

• PHIL 235: Ethical Issues in a Diverse Society
• PHIL/WGS 338: Feminist Philosophy

Select from Political Science coursework:

• POL S/WGS 385: Women in Politics

Select from Psychology coursework:

• PSYCH/WGS 346: Psychology of Women
• PSYCH/US LS 347: US Latino/a Psychology

Select from Religious Studies coursework:

• RELIG 210: Religion in America
• RELIG/AM IN 328: American Indian Religions
• RELIG 333: Introduction to Judaism
• RELIG/AF AM 334: African American Religious Experience
• RELIG/WGS 336: Women and Religion
• RELIG/US LS 342: Religion and U.S. Latino/a Literature
• RELIG/WLC 352: Religious Traditions of India
• RELIG/WLC 358: Introduction to Islam

Select from Sociology coursework:

• SOC 235: Social Problems and American Values
• SOC 327/WGS327: Sex and Gender in Society
• SOC/AF AM 330: Ethnic and Race Relations
• SOC 331: Social Class and Inequality
• SOC 332: The Latino/Latina Experience in U.S. Society
• SOC 350: Women in Agriculture and the Food System

Select from U.S. Latino/a Studies coursework:

• US LS 211: Introduction to U.S. Latino/a Studies
• US LS 323/ANTHR 323: Topics in Latin American Anthropology
• US LS/ANTHR 323A: Latin American Anthropology: Violence and Memory
• US LS/ANTHR 323B: Latin American Anthropology: Social Movements and Democracy
• US LS/ANTHR 323C: Latin American Anthropology: Race, Class and Gender
• US LS/ANTHR 323D: Latin American Anthropology: Regional Focus
• US LS/ANTHR 323E: Latin American Anthropology: Culture and Sport
• US LS/RELIG 342: Religion and U.S. Latino/a Literature
• US LS/POL S 343: Latin American Government and Politics
• US LS/ PSYCH 347: U.S. Latino/a Psychology
• US LS/HIST 371: Mexican American History
• US LS /HIST 372: Latina/o History
• US LS/AF AM/HIST 473: Civil Rights and Ethnic Power

Select from Women’s and Gender Studies coursework:

• WGS 201: Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies
• WGS 203: Introduction to Lesbian Studies
• WGS 205: Introduction to Queer Studies
• WGS 210: Gender and Sexuality in American Pop Culture
• WGS 301: International Perspective on Women and Gender
• WGS/ENV S: 320: Ecofeminism
• WGS/ECON 321: Economics of Discrimination
• WGS 323: Gender and Communication
• WGS 325: Portrayals of Gender and Sexualities in the Media
• WGS/SOC 327: Sex and Gender in Society
• WGS/ LD ST 333: Women and Leadership
• WGS/RELIG 336: Women and Religion
• WGS/PHIL 338: Feminist Philosophy
• WGS/ENGL 340: Women’s Literature
• WGS/PSYCH 346: Psychology of Women
• WGS/AF AM 350: Women of Color in the United States
• WGS/ENGL 352: Gay and Lesbian Literature
• WGS/HIST/CL ST 374: Sex, Gender, and Culture in the Ancient Mediterranean World
• WGS/HIST 380: History of Women in Science, Technology, and Medicine
• WGS/POL S 385: Women in Politics
• WGS/HIST 386: History of Women in America
• WGS 435: Gender, Globalization and Development
• WGS/ANTHR 444: Sex and Gender in Cross-cultural Perspectives
• WGS/HIST 457: History of American Sexualities
• WGS/LD ST 488: Research on Women in Leadership
• WGS/ART H 494: Women/Gender in Art

Select from World Languages and Cultures coursework:

• WLC/RELIG 352: Religious Traditions of India
• WLC/RELIG 358: Introduction to Islam