英专高英Book5-unit5

Unit Five
Barbie Dolls and US Fashion Culture
Barbie Dolls
Structure of the text Language points Discussion Exercises (pp.66-68)
Barbie Dolls & US Fashion Culture
Unit Five Passage A: Views for Discussion
Reading & discussion
Thomas Carlyle‘s Mark Twain‘s Thorstein Veblen‘s Charles Reich‘s C.S.Lewis‘s
Class argument
What are the functions of clothes? basic: protection of the person social: for the sake of respectable appearance List some similar examples which support the statement that people would go ill clad in order to be well dressed in inclement weather. What do you think is the future trend of clothes? Care more about comforts or good appearance? Give examples.
Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881)
Scottish-born British historian and essayist who was a leading figure in the Victorian era. The Victorian Era of Great Britain is considered the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. It is often defined as the years from 1837 to 1901, when Queen Victoria reigned. The Victorian era was preceded by the Regency era and came before the Edwardian period.
Paraphrase
1. And probably at no other point is the sense of shabbiness so keenly felt, as it is if we fall short of the standard set by social usage in this matter of dress. We have a strong feeling that we wear shabbily if we fail to reach the social standard of dressing. 2. It is by no means an uncommon occurrence, in an inclement climate, for people to go ill clad in order to appear well dressed It is really a normal phenomenon that some people would rather get sick in order to wear some beautiful clothes to show off.
Veblen‘s view
Support or disapprove Veblen‘s …
that people would go ill clad in order to be well dressed in inclement weather.
Gain respect from others
Development of clothes: 1950‘s
1960‘s
1960‘s in the West
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1970‘s
1980‘s
1990‘s
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. Twain is most noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which has since been called the Great American Novel, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He is extensively quoted. During his lifetime, Twain became a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty. Twain enjoyed immense public popularity. His keen wit and incisive satire earned him praise from both critics and peers. William Faulkner called Twain "the father of American literature".
Thomas Carlyle
Do you agree with Thomas Carlyle… ―Dress is the foundation of society‖?
-is a reflection of popular fashion, fad, taste and ideologies 2005 Oscar fashion.doc, -mirrors the development of science and technology -reflects economic stratification of society -embodies personalities
Class Argument
Is it a pleasure to be dressed up in order to participate in a ceremony? Group A: Reich‘s position (con) Group B: Lewis‘s position (pro)
Mark Twain
Do You agree with Mark Twain that ‗the power of human beings lies in his apparel and titles? Consider the story of Emperor’s New Clothes. Does the story support Mark Twain‘s argument? Consider the story of Prince and Pauper. Does the story also support Mark Twain‘s argument? Consider the popular wisdom: It is his personality and character that empower a human being.
Terms about rank (爵位)
duke – duchess marquis – marchioness earl – countess viscount – viscountess baron – baroness sir – lady
Terms about rank (爵位)
英国的封号授予分成七级，分为贵族 （peerage）与平民两大部分。而除了英 国王室以外，贵族分为五等；因为中国周 朝的诸侯亦分为五等，所以中文就直接对 应翻译为公爵、侯爵、伯爵、子爵与男爵； 另外还有两种封号：准男爵（Baronet）与 骑士（Knight），他们属于平民，而非贵 族；
Thorstein Veblen
Unit 5
Reading
Objectives
Understanding different views on the role of clothing Learning about the relationship between Barbie and American fashion culture
A pleasure to be dressed up to
Reveal one‘s social status
Not a pleasure to be dressed up to …
Reich‘s Three Stages of Consciousness
Consciousness I (1st 50~75 years of USA): sense of independence,individual dignity, search for adventure; sense of competitiveness, selfinterest, suspicion of others. Consciousness II: emphasizes organization or group spirit. Consciousness III (beginning with mid-1950s): marked by a rejection ―work, injustice and war, and of the bitter frustration of life, as the human condition‖; characterized by ―liberation‖ – free to build his own philosophy and values, his own lifestyle, his own culture from a new beginning …
Thorstein Bunde Veblen, born Tosten Bunde Veblen (July 30, 1857 – August 3, 1929) was a Norwegian-American sociologist and economist and a primary mentor, along with John R. Commons, of the institutional economics movement. He was an impassioned critic of the performance of the American economy, and is most famous for his book The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899).
Preview
Read ―Barbie Dolls and the US Fashion Culture‖ Mark the vocabulary Divide the text into sub-sections and give the main idea of each subsection and each paragraph Answer questions on P81