This course is part of the UBC Future Global Leaders On-Campus program for high school students ages 15–18.
From our choice in shoes to our jewelry, getting dressed in not simply about our personal style but is guided by social rules that both evolve and remain rigid, and have real consequences in our everyday lives. Our clothes and jewelry, even if we no longer wear them, mean something to us. Together, we break down ideas such as dressing “age appropriately,” by discussing the research, theories, and having lively debates about what we wear, why we wear it, why we keep things, and why it matters.
This course is ideal if you’re interested in sociology, anthropology, cultural theory and fashion.
Dr. CARRIE YODANIS, PhD, is Associate Professor of Sociology at UBC and author of Getting Married: The Public Nature of Our Private Relationships (2016) and Getting Dressed: Conformity and Imitation in Clothing and Everyday Life (2018).
Course Format
This course is held on the UBC Vancouver campus. You attend class in-person 9am–12pm, Monday through Friday. After lunch, you attend university preparation workshops and participate in group activities on campus from 1:30–3pm.
You can also join the Virtual Student Lounge, hosted by our UBC Student Ambassadors. Meet other Future Global Leaders from across Canada and around the world.
To Register
After you add the course to your cart, you’re asked to complete your registration by creating a new account or logging in. If you are a parent, guardian or other adult registering for the first time on behalf of your student, please create the account in the name of the high school student attending UBC Future Global Leaders, not in your name.
To register, click “Open all” under Available Sessions, select the applicable Type under Fees / Tuition. You can pay a CAD$500 now or pay in full. Select “Scheduled Payment” if you wish to pay a CAD$500 deposit now and the balance later. We will automatically process the balance owing 30 days before the course start date for the Residence option and seven days before the course start date for the Commuter option. Do not select Scheduled Payment if you wish to pay in full now.