How Design Depicted in Film Contributes to the Evolution of Cultural Narratives

Author

Catherine VanHoose, University of Arkansas, FayettevilleFollow

Date of Graduation

5-2024

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Interior Design

Degree Level

Undergraduate

Department

Interior Design

Advisor/Mentor

Brown, Ngozi

Committee Member/Reader

Matthews, Carl

Committee Member/Second Reader

Riha, Michael

Abstract

Interior Design and its trends have had significant influence on pop culture and the general public through the course of human history. Acting as a universal language, design is a tool often used to help communicate ideas. The different interpretations of these ideas are what help to create cultural narratives. This capstone explores the relationships between film and design as creative arts, how they are affected by the current times and trends throughout the history of women, and as a result how women throughout history are influenced by these relationships. Findings provide insight on how interior design is used to help project cultural ideas onto film audiences through the portrayal of female characters. Design, encapsulated by film, studied through the lens of female history.

Keywords

interior design; film; feminist; kitchen; women; history

Citation

VanHoose, C. (2024). How Design Depicted in Film Contributes to the Evolution of Cultural Narratives. Interior Design Undergraduate Honors Theses Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/idesuht/9