Pedagogy and Professional Development

Engaging in Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration to Enhance Knowledge of Late Victorian Clothing and Residential Building Design

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Abstract

The purpose of this qualitative transcendental phenomenological research study was: 1) To assess students’ ability to identify connections in design between clothing and buildings by analyzing similar design characteristics of late Victorian clothing (the 1890s) and late Victorian buildings (interior or exterior) and 2) To examine students’ experiences using Mida and Kim’s (2015) framework. We employed a collaborative cross-disciplinary approach and found that it enabled students in iteration 1 to draw connections in design between late Victorian clothing and buildings and benefited from cross-disciplinary collaboration. Students in both iterations felt the checklists helped analyze clothing and buildings but found them challenging to complete. This study demonstrated that the clothing/dress analysis framework could be used to analyze the design of varying artifacts. The study also highlighted the importance of instructor guidance in students’ ability to see connections in design and emphasizing fostering discussion and collaboration while designing object-based learning activities.

Keywords: artifact analysis, clothing, Cross-Disciplinary, dress, Material Culture, Residential design

How to Cite:

Smith-Glaviana, D., Galford, G. & Hwang, E., (2025) “Engaging in Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration to Enhance Knowledge of Late Victorian Clothing and Residential Building Design”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings 81(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.18503