Ethnology of Textiles and Clothing

Teachers in charge

Assist. Prof. Tonči Valentić, Ph.D.

associates

Petra Krpan, Ph.D.,  Senior Assistant

Study, Module

Textile and Fashion Design - undergraduate, Module Textile Design
Textile and Fashion Design - undergraduate, Module Fashion Design

Course summary ∑ (L+P+S):

2 (1+0+1)

ECTS

3

Knowledge verification

writing exam, oral exam

Precondition for testing

attendance of lectures and participation at seminars

Lecture type

lectures, seminars

Subject content

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the historical overview of ethnological research of clothing and textiles in Croatia, from the processing of textile fibres, to the making and decorating of textile materials, to the making of clothing items, and their multiple roles in the organization of social life in local communities until the middle of the 20th century. Students will also learn about the phenomenon of folklorism, namely the role of folk costumes in the creation of national identities (within Austria-Hungarian Empire, Yugoslavia and Croatia), as well as the manner of their musealization in central and local ethnographic museums.

Aim of course

Students will acquire basic knowledge about the history of ethnological research of clothing and textiles in Croatia, about the development of relevant institutions and ethnological publications, as well as basic characteristics of largely handmade peasant textiles made in the past on the territory of Croatia. Students will also learn about the phenomenon of folklorism, with emphasis on the role of folk costumes in teh creation of national identities on these territories. The manner of presenting materials in lectures and discussions at seminars will encourage students to develop skills of argumented critical thinking.

Literature necessary for course

Čapo- Žmegač, Jasna. (1998). Elementi hrvatske seljačke kulture u prostoru i vremenu (Elements of Croatian peasant culture). MH. Bonifačić, Vjera. (1996). Antun Radić and ethnological research of textiles in Croatia: 1896 to 1919. Studia Ethnologica Croatica, 7/8. Bonifačić, Vjera. (1996). Ethnological research in Croatia: 1919 to 1940. Croatian Journal of Ethnology and Folklore Research, 33/2.. Bonifačić, Vjera. (1994). Lace Production in Pag, Croatia, from 1900 to the present. Etnološka Tribina, 17, 139-154.

Supplement literature

Taylor, Lou. (2002). The study of dress history. Manchester Univerity Press. (selected chapters) Bogatyrev, P. (1971-1937). The functions of folk costume in Moravian Slovakia. In A. Seobok (Ed.) Approaches to semiotics. Ribarić-Radauš, J. (1988). Čarolija niti: Vještina narodnog tkanja u Jugoslaviji. Zagreb: MGC