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Matthew Porter

Title: Lecturer

Department: Design

College: College of Visual Arts and Design

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • Certificate, University of California Irvine, 2021
    Major: Veterans' History & Policy
  • MA, University of California Irvine, 2021
    Major: Sociocultural Anthropology
    Dissertation: Dialectical MAGA: Sociopolitical & Legal Perspectives of a Little Red Hat
  • MA, Parsons School of Design, 2019
    Major: Fashion Studies
    Dissertation: Men of Steel: Explorations in Design and Functionality of US Military Uniforms
  • BA, University of North Texas, 2016
    Major: Interdisciplinary Art & Design

Current Scheduled Teaching

No current or future courses scheduled.

Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

ADES 4590.501Fashion Design StudioSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ADES 1560.501Fashion Design: Introduction to Industrial Sewing TechniquesSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ADES 1560.502Fashion Design: Introduction to Industrial Sewing TechniquesSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ADES 1560.503Fashion Design: Introduction to Industrial Sewing TechniquesSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ADES 1560.505Fashion Design: Introduction to Industrial Sewing TechniquesSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ADES 1560.503Fashion Design: Introduction to Industrial Sewing TechniquesFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ADES 1560.504Fashion Design: Introduction to Industrial Sewing TechniquesFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ADES 2550.501Fashion: Patternmaking IFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ADES 2550.502Fashion: Patternmaking IFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Review

  • Porter, M. (2019). Fashion History, A Global View. Fashion, Style, & Popular Culture. 6 (3) Intellect.

    • Journal Article

  • Porter, M. (2023). Dialectical MAGA: Sociopolitcal and Legal Perspectives of a Little Red Hat. Journal of American Culture. Wiley. https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.libproxy.newschool.edu/doi/full/10.1111/jacc.13427
  • Porter, M. (2022). ‘Veteran’ as a Post-Labor Category. Journal of Veterans’ Studies. 8 (1) 70-73.

    • Newspaper

  • Porter, M. (2021). The Society of Cultural Anthropology’s Campaign to Present American Populism as Fascism. Quillette. https://quillette.com/2021/08/05/the-society-of-cultural-anthropologys-campaign-to-present-american-populism-as-fascism/

    • Research Report

  • Porter, M. (2021). Sounds Green to Me! Rendering Sustainable in US Online Apparel Marketing. Unbuilt Labs. https://unbuiltlabs.com/2021/09/07/sounds-green-to-me-a-case-study-of-rending-sustainable-in-us-apparel-websites/
  • Porter, M. (2021). The Green Divide: Bridging the Attitude-Behavior Gap in Sustainable Apparel Consumption. Unbuilt Labs. https://unbuiltlabs.com/2021/09/07/the-green-divide-bridging-the-attitude-behavior-gap-in-sustainable-apparel-consumption/
  • Porter, M. (2021). The Rise of Regulations for Sustainability Messaging in Apparel Industry. Unbuilt Labs. https://unbuiltlabs.com/2021/09/07/rising-sustainability-message-regulations-in-the-apparel-industry/
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
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students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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