Nazanin Hedayat Munroe’s Profile
Fashion, Textiles and Art History
Nazanin Hedayat Munroe is an artist and art historian specializing in textiles & fashion, and arts from the Early Modern Persianate World. Her art work and research focuses on expressions of identity and iconology through clothing, including printed textiles, woven design, and smart textiles. She teaches Textiles (BUF 2246), 20th c. Dress and Culture (ARTH 1204), and Contemporary Issues in the Fashion Industry (BUF 4700).
Dr. Munroe is Director of Textile Technology and Assistant Professor in Business & Technology of Fashion at City Tech.
She received her PhD from University of Bern, Switzerland and MA from San Jose State University, with a concentration in historic textiles. From 2011-16, she worked with The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a textile specialist and educator, where she published several articles on historic dress; and with the Westchester Arts Council as a curatorial consultant.
Dr. Munroe received her MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art, and BFA from Savannah College of Art and Design, both in textile design/fiber art. She spent several years in the apparel and automotive industries as a textile designer. A nationally acclaimed artist and NEA grant recipient, she has widely exhibited her textile-based artwork. Her portfolio and publication links can be viewed at https://Nazanin.us.
My Courses
BUF 4700 Contemporary Issues in the Fashion Industry
This is an Open Educational Resources (OER) web site for BUF 4700 at NYC College of Technology
Munroe Teaching Portfolio 2018-2022
This portfolio contains examples of student work from 2018-2022, SETs, and Peer Evaluations
SOC 2380 Sociology of Education, ID
This inter-disciplinary course examines the social influences on education and the effects of education and schooling on the social experiences and identities of individuals and groups in contemporary society. Focuses on the factors involved in the promise of education as a great equalizer that creates opportunity and helps narrow social inequality. Special emphasis is placed an understanding the history of reform, the role of poverty, segregation, sexism, and language as well as on brain function, memory and learning. Students are expected to take an active role by each presenting recent research on a relevant topic of their chose and participating in small group in-class discussions.
My Projects
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Business and Technology of Fashion
Web site and blogs by faculty from Business & Technology of Fashion at NYC College of Technology
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