Talk with the professor

[frualeydis]

I have just had a very good talk with my professor about my dissertation. I have revised the disposition for the dissertation and made a time schedule. This is how it looks when translated to english (the book will be in swedish. The words under the headlines are not headlines in themselves, but notes on what should be in which chapter.



I Starting points and background

1. introduction
The aim and disposition of the dissertation
Source material
Sources, limitations and selection:
documents, literature, image, object c. 10 p pages


Earlier research and theoretical starting points c. 15 pages
Clothing as language
Clothing and gender
Art and beauty ideals
Fashion

Method
Using the context in wills etc.
Comparison with other types of material


2. Textile historic background
Techniques and manufacturers: c. 10-15 pages
Introduction on weaving, sewing, naalebinding
Colours (including some symbolism?) and dyeing
Men's and women's respective roles in the manufacturing of clothes
The great textile finds from the Nordic countries c. 5 pages
On terminology c. 5 pages

II The clothes
3. the garments c. 65 pages

4. The development of dress in Sweden and Norway 1200-1500
Men's dress c. 25 pages
Women's dress c. 25 pages
European influence and fashion, the international character of the aristocracy
Example: norwegian queens' trousseaux etc. c. 10 pages

5. Material
The material in the clothes: c. 20 pages
Trade in cloth. Where was the fabric made?
Something on work organization?
Local manufacturing of fabric
Prices
Fur


III Clothing and society
6. The human inside the clothes
What social strata are represented in the material?
Status, Nordic consumption regulations, what are their motives?
Clothes signifying occupation, age etc.
How much were the clothes?
Which groups in scandianivian society were affected by fashion?

7. Clothing and gender
The development of fashion from a "one-sex perspective" (Thomas Laqueur)
Scandinavia:
Clothes willed between the sexes
"Eufemiavisorna" chivalric literature translated c. 1300


IV Conclusions
8. Discussion and summary


As you see, some chapters are more thought out than others. Here is the time plan for the whole thing:

Chapter 7. Clothes and gender. Revise with help of commentary from the seminar in april 2004.
Leave to professor: 4/2
”Really finished”: 15/2

Chapter 4: The development of dress in Sweden and Norway 1200-1500. Some done, but over half left to do.
Leave to professor1/4
”Really finished”: 15/4

Chapter 5. Material.
Leave to professor: 12/5
”Really finished”: 20/5

Chapter 6. The human inside the clothes. Nothing written yet.
Leave to professor: ?
”Really finished”: 15/7

Chapter 2. Textile history background. Nothing written yet.
Leave to professor: 23/8
”Really finished”: 31/8

Chapter 1. Starting points and background. Aim, sources, earlier research, theory and method. Nothing written yet.
Leave to professor: 14/10
”Really finished”: 31/10

Chapter 3. The garments. Finished but will need to be reviewed and maybe revised.
”Really finished”: 15/11

Chapter 8: Discussion and summary. Nothing written yet.Leave to professor: 2/12
”Really finished”: 16/12

I post this so you can feel free to remind me when I seem to be slacking off ;)

Comments

[m-nivalis.livejournal.com]

Sounds very interesting... Good luck with your writing!

*saves money for next year's christmas present to myself*

[mirazandar.livejournal.com]

hurry hurry , - we all want to read it

[yorkshirelad.livejournal.com]

I can hardly wait to see the finished text. Please let us know when it will be available. I will certianly want a copy.

I guess that means I need to bone up on my Swedish. :-)

[noxcat.livejournal.com]

Any chance it'll ever be trnslated to English? My swedish is non-existant....

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Well I wouldn't mind and I also think the big market for this kind of research is in the US. But first I must find a publisher for the swedish version.

Eva

[pinque.livejournal.com]

Wow.

ALl I can think of to say is wow. The academic side of this historic costuming thing has always facinated me. I knew you were involved, but it's rather mind boggling seeing the outline of this work:)