What are the circumstances of its production and consumption, what are the key associations and connotations?

REQUIREMENTS
Your outline should include the following:

YOUR OBJECT
Describe the object you are studying. Who wears it? When and where does it appear? What are the circumstances of its production and consumption, what are the key associations and connotations?
This portion should serve as an introduction to your object and its position in the fashion system.
ARGUMENT / THESIS STATEMENT
Describe the object’s relationship to the themes of Self, Time, and Space. What is the object’s relationship to these themes and what are the implications for our studies of fashion (in other words, why is this significant)?
This portion should serve as a summarization of your general argument and a roadmap for the rest of your case study.
ANALYSIS
List the primary methods of analysis you will use to explore your object and its relationship to the themes of Self, Time, and Space. Explain why you have chosen these methods – in other words, defend your decision. Review the assignment sheet and select from the following methods of analysis: visual analysis, semiotic analysis, historical analysis, theoretical analysis, comparative analysis, phenomenological analysis. Review the methods of analysis in the Assignment Sheet here.
This portion should explain your methods and your rationale for selecting them to demonstrate your main argument.
RESOURCES
Include 3-5 credible, scholarly resources found using the New School’s Library Databases that you might use in your final object case study. At least one resource must be written. Resources can be drawn from the following categories: objects, images, advertisements, historical information, theoretical/written information.
This portion should map the key examples you will use to demonstrate your main argument.
QUESTIONS/CONCERNS
Add here any comments you have, aspects of the assignment you are uncertain about, etc.
Your recitation leader will use this portion to help address common issues or provide individual feedback to help you move forward.

HOW TO SUBMIT + DEADLINE
Submit your outline, prepared according to the requirements above, to your recitation leader’s Canvas page, in Week 12 (Week of April 18 – 22). Check your recitation page for the exact deadline.

LOOKING AHEAD
An overview of all upcoming deadlines related to Assignment #2: OBJECT. Please double-check your section-specific deadlines on your recitation leader’s Canvas page.

Week 12 – (April 18 -22) – Start of Recitation
Your outline (as described above) is due.
Week 13 – (April 25 – 29) – Start of Recitation
Your revised / expanded outline is due.
Week 14 – (May 2- 6) – Start of Recitation
Your rough draft of your object analysis is due.
Note: The more detailed and in-depth your outline is, the more easily you can convert that outline to a rough draft.
Week 15 – Friday, May 13, 11:59PM EST
Your final object analysis is due.

FINDING CREDIBLE AND SCHOLARLY RESOURCES
How do I know if my text is credible?
Credible texts are reliable – they contain fact-based information based on primary or secondary research
Credible texts come from a reputable publisher (usually associated with a university, design program, or museum)
Credible texts look and read like a research essay (they are focused on establishing historical fact or theories, less about opinion)
Generally less credible or non-credible: open-source websites that are easily edited/editable, blogs (which tend to be unverified or unreviewed, opinion-based), sources that just don’t have a lot of information (Pinterest, Instagram, social media)
How do I know if my text is scholarly?
Scholarly texts are academic – their author(s) are associated with a university, design program, museum, etc.
Scholarly texts are appropriately structured and written (the author(s) include clear points, sufficient evidence, no typos or errors)
Scholarly texts are peer-reviewed – their credibility is established by a group of experts in the field
Avoid texts that are credible but not scholarly: for example, advertisements and magazine articles from popular fashion periodicals. These sources tend to be rooted in opinion more than establishing fact or theory, and they are not always free of bias or outside influence, making them less valuable for this particular project.
note that you could, however, use historical ads and magazine articles as primary sources demonstrating your object’s cultural relevance

NEW SCHOOL LIBRARY DATABASES: REVIEW OF RESOURCES
library.newschool.edu链接到外部网站。

Start here – it’s where you find all the other resources

Main search bar on library.newschool.edu

An okay tool to use to start, but keep in mind that it doesn’t pull information from specific databases and sometimes the books it finds are not available (they are checked out or they are in another library, we don’t have a digital version, etc.). Try it but don’t be discouraged if you find little using this tool.

Research Guides链接到外部网站。 →

Fashion Studies

Design Studies

Fine Art

Research guides are put together by our school’s librarians and they pull together subject-specific databases, books, magazines and periodicals, image sources, etc.

One research guide is Fashion Studies链接到外部网站。 (for any garments or accessories). Content is organized by tabs on the left side of the page.
On the Fashion Studies research guide page, pay attention to the periodicals page, which shows journals relevant to fashion studies research. You can find these periodicals using the main search bar on library.newschool.edu. For example, you can locate the journal Fashion Theory this way.
Try other research guides that relate to your topic / area of study: Design Studies, Fine Art, etc.
Browse Databases链接到外部网站。

Click this button on the main page for an A-Z list of all databases the New School subscribes to. Databases contain subject-specific information and info is usually contained within the database (i.e. you need to search for information within each database separately).

All the sources mentioned below are databases you can find in Databases A-Z.
You need to log in with your New School ID to access these databases.
Bloomsbury Fashion Central链接到外部网站。

Browse Databases链接到外部网站。 → (B)

Great fashion-centered resource. Has images with contextual information, encyclopedia entries, book chapters, etc. Try also Bloomsbury Cultural History, Bloomsbury Design Library, etc.

Check the bottom of each entry for further resources – click to find them or search for them in another database.
Ebook Central (Ebrary)

Browse Databases链接到外部网站。 → (E)

A tool for finding all digital ebooks we have purchased through New School.

You can search within a text and save/print selected chapters.
Highly recommended!
ProQuest

Browse Databases链接到外部网站。 → (B)

ProQuest pulls articles from newspapers and magazines our university subscribes to.

Good for searching very specific terms (e.g. a designer), good for more recent information.
Not as good for general searching (you might get overwhelmed with information).
JSTOR, ProjectMuse

Browse Databases链接到外部网站。 → (J) / (M)

Other humanities-centric databases you can use to find relevant scholarly info. Because they are focused on a few disciplines, they tend to return better results than a more general search.

Last Completed Projects