New York City’s vibrant arts and culture scene owes much to the contributions of individuals from around the globe who have fallen in love with the city and dedicated their talents to making it a creative beacon to all the world. But more than creating beauty, many of those artistic contributions are dedicated to advancing the cause of social justice across the city, nation and world. The course will explore how the arts and activism interact, with classroom session enriched by visits to some of the influential destinations that reflect that interaction.

New York is known as “The City That Never Sleeps." The restless energy that gives the city life owes much to the waves of immigration that have shaped New York’s past and present. Classes will take place both in the classroom and out in the diverse neighborhoods of NYC, such as Koreatown, Little Italy, Chinatown, and Harlem.

This course is designed for students who may already be familiar with New York City. Students will not visit iconic tourist attractions during class. However, students who are not from the New York City area are welcome to enroll, too.

• Credit for 36 educational hours or 3.6 CEUs (Continuing Education Units).

• There is a pre-assignment for this course. Students will receive their pre-assignment via email one week before the first class.

When you have successfully completed the course and final project, you will obtain a certificate showing you have earned credit for 36 HOURS.

In order to receive any credit, you MUST attend all classes, complete all assignments. Please make sure, before you sign up, that you are available on all three class dates. There are NO make-up assignments and NO excuses.

There is a mandatory pre-assignment for this course. You must complete this and bring it to the first class EVEN IF you register at the last minute. Pre-assignments are sent to students via email one week before the first class date, and again two days before the first class date.

Explore the role of the fashion industry in shaping the identity, culture, and economy of New York City. Along with feminist and fashion scholar Eugenia Paulicelli (author of The Fabric of Cultures: Fashion, Identity, Globalization ), students will compare New York City to other global fashion capitals and examine the role that cinema plays in shaping the fashion identity and culture of a city. Students will take advantage of site visits in NY, a global capital of fashion, film, and the creative industries.

This course is designed for students who may already be familiar with New York City. Students will not visit iconic tourist attractions during class. However, students who are not from the New York City area are welcome to enroll, too.

• Credit for 36 educational hours or 3.6 CEUs (Continuing Education Units).

• There is a pre-assignment for this course. Students will receive their pre-assignment via email one week before the first class.

$359 - Tuition for class includes:

• Public transportation pass (metrocard) to get around New York City with your teacher.

• All costs associated with the class. (There are no material fees or activity fees!)

Schedule

• Friday: 10:00am - 4:00pm Class is in the classroom and out in the city today.

• Saturday: 10:00am - 5:30pm. Students will meet at BMCC, Harlem campus. The day will be spent both in the classroom and out in the city.

• Sunday: 10:00am - 2:30pm. Students will be both in the classroom and out in the city.

Eugenia Paulicelli is a scholar, educator and lecturer who teaches at Queens College and The Graduate Center of the City University of New York. She is the founder and director of Fashion Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center. Professor Paulicelli has long been committed to promoting the study of fashion as an academic discipline and giving visibility to fashion studies at CUNY. She is a specialist in the history and theory of fashion and its impact on gendered narratives of national identity, feminism, politics with its interactions with different media, literature, film, journalism, technology. She is the author of several books, including Fashion under Fascism, (2004); Writing Fashion in Early Modern Italy (2014), Rosa Genoni: Fashion is a serious business (bilingual edition, 2016 and 2017), and Italian Style: Fashion & Film from early cinema to the digital Age (2016 and 2017, paperback). Most recently, she co-edited Film, Fashion and the 1960s (2017).