DDRO 25A84 - Introductory Perspectives in Fashion Law : Topics of Ethics, Sustainability and Labor

The fashion industry is one of the most interacted industries in the world as it touches global capitalist structures, consumers, and the environment, yet the cross-cutting sectors have never been discussed in relation to all the various manifestations of law in the fashion industry. Understanding the dynamics of fashion and how it impacts and is impacted by law is consequential to understanding not only the basic traverse of the legal field but how it can be applied in a field as creatively and financially rich as the fashion industry. The purpose of this course is to connect fashion to law through different expanses. This course offers an analytical and critical perspective by indulging in the creative intricacies of the fashion industry to applying it to the rigid, robust nature of politics and law. It will cover law and civil rights from the 18th to 21st century through key expressions of fashion, gender law, environmental and sustainability law, intellectual property, new technologies, social and labor law.

Renee ROBINSON

Séminaire

English

Spring 2023-2024

Class Participation: 10% Weekly reaction comments (based on weekly readings): 20% Group Response Paper and Presentation: 30% Final Essay (3,000 words minimum): 40%