Fashion Film Response :The True Cost - A Documentary by Andrew Morgan

Intro to Fashion Studies – Fashion Film Response
The final assignment asks you to choose one film (either Dior and I or The True Cost) and analyze it with reference to the ideas and topics we’ve talked about this term. Focus your writing on only one film, not both.
Once you’ve chosen which film to focus on, you will analyze it with reference to our course topics and readings. You must explicitly refer to and cite specific course texts, which vary based on the film you choose to analyze and the type of argument you want to make. At least one text must come from the list below, and the others should come from the course syllabus (you can use additional sources beyond the syllabus but outside research is optional).
Required Readings (Choose one from this list)
Yuniya Kawamura – “Designers: The Personification of Fashion” (Week 13)
Cathy Horyn – “Raf Simons Speaks to Cathy Horyn on the Speed of Fashion” (Week 13)
Vanessa Friedman – “This Earth Day, Green is the New Denim” (Week 14)
Paolo Borges – “Brands Should Consider a Season-Less Show Model” (Week 14)
You can also cite the optional readings for Weeks 13/14 (Rees-Roberts, Friedman, Fletcher)
In your fashion film response of 600-700 words, discuss how your film communicates some larger social or cultural idea about the fashion industry and include analysis and evidence to demonstrate how your film communicates this. What does your film tell us about fashion as an industry and how does it accomplish this? What does it say? How does it say it? Summarize your argument about your film in a clear, one-sentence thesis statement.
The primary goal for this assignment is for you to demonstrate that you can connect the film to ideas from the course and that you can use those ideas to clearly and thoughtfully analyze your example.
You will be graded on how well you meet the requirements listed above and the following criteria:
A clear description and contextualization of your fashion film
A clear, one-sentence thesis statement that summarizes your argument about your film
A clear, thoughtful analysis of your film, connected to course topics and informed by analysis of course readings
Generous, explicit, and thoughtful connection to the sources of your research through citations
An introduction, conclusion, and bibliography formatted according to Chicago style
Clear writing and evidence of editing and proofreading
Extra Credit: If you visit the University Learning Center to work on this paper and email your instructors your appointment confirmation, 10 extra credit points will be added to your assignment grade.
Intro to Fashion Studies – Fashion Film Response – Grading Rubric
Meeting Requirements (/20 points possible)
Referencing at least one reading from the required list of readings
Referencing at least two other relevant readings from the course syllabus, and outside research as applicable
Meeting word limit expectations (at least 600 words not including bibliography)
Including a bibliography formatted according to Chicago style
Quality of Writing (/60 points possible)
Writing that includes a clear, one-sentence thesis statement summarizing your argument
Writing that includes a clear introduction, supporting body paragraphs, and conclusion
Writing that clearly, thoughtfully, and fully explains what idea your fashion film communicates
Writing that explains how your fashion film communicates that idea using specific examples and analysis
Connections to Course Ideas (/60 points possible)
Explicit and clear connection to course readings and ideas from class, including the use of course terminology and concepts
Explicit and clear connection to your film and paper topic expressed using thoughtfully chosen, properly contextualized quotes and paraphrased information
Clarity of Writing (/10 points possible)
Evidence of proofreading and attention paid to typographical errors
Evidence of editing and attention paid to technical aspects of writing
Correct formatting of quotations, citations, and images according to Chicago Style
Final Grade:
/150 points possible
Name: ___________________________________
Introduction to Fashion Studies – Fashion Film Response Worksheet
This is the film I choose to analyze (choose only one):
Dior and I
The True Cost
I don’t want to lose points, so here is the required course text I will use to analyze it (choose one, possibly two):
Yuniya Kawamura – “Designers: The Personification of Fashion” (Week 13)
Cathy Horyn – “Raf Simons Speaks to Cathy Horyn on the Speed of Fashion” (Week 13)
Vanessa Friedman – “This Earth Day, Green is the New Denim” (Week 14)
Paolo Borges – “Brands Should Consider a Season-Less Show Model” (Week 14)
One of the optional readings for Weeks 13/14 (Rees-Roberts, Friedman, Fletcher)
I also need to connect my fashion film to course topics, so I will talk about my film in relation to these other ideas/themes/topics from the course (choose one or two):
Identity Formation (Subject Positions/Intersectionality) (Weeks 2/3)
The Body/Everyday Life (Week 4)
Society (Class/Race/Gender) (Weeks 5/6)
Uniformity and Nonconformity (Week 7)
Music and Subculture (Week 8)
Celebrity Culture (Week 9)
Fashion and Media (Week 10)
Fashion and Display (Week 11)
Time and Cultural Memory (Week 12)
Based on the ideas/themes/topics I indicated above, I can also use these texts to analyze my fashion film (found in my course syllabus):
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What does my fashion film communicate about the ideas/themes/topics I have chosen? How will I demonstrate this in my paper – what evidence will I use (list specific examples)?
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