Online Course: Textiles from the Indian Subcontinent
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From historic techniques to contemporary innovation, this course explores the fascinating evolution of textiles from the region, through a series of engaging videos and illustrated texts. With a thematic approach to a vast history, you’ll gain an understanding of techniques, styles, motifs and critical ideas, while examining the place of textile traditions within broader visual cultures through art forms such as paintings, drawings and photographs. The course will also introduce the intricate networks of trade and cultural exchange surrounding South Asian textiles, and the intimate relationships between textiles and their makers.
Whether you’re a fashion enthusiast, a student or just curious about global cultural histories, this course has something for you. Sign up today, and embark on a journey of discovery with the MAP Academy.
Course Structure
Materials and Making
Forms and Functions
Communal Ties
Threads of Faith
Cloth as Currency
Exploits and Revolts
Opulance and Innovation
Detail, Francesco Renaldi, Muslim Lady Reclining/ An Indian Girl with a Hookah, 1789, Oil on canvas, Courtesy the Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut.
