ANTH 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Resource Mobilization, Pierre Bourdieu, Lolita Fashion

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTH 1001
• Professor: Marieka Sax

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Clothing, class, & resistance: other systems of social stratification, resistance. April 18th, 7-10 pm, location tbc (check carleton central) Study guide will be available online next week. Anything from lectures, videos & readings may be on exam (2nd half of course; not midterm shit) No class on friday, april 3rd rescheduled for wednesday, april 8th. How does this differ from what you would wear to a wedding, bar, church, restaurant, sporting event, business meeting, etc. Is it about the book, or is it just cute? ( lolita by validimir nabokov) > clothing as a symbol of group membership. Whether daily or ceremonial, clothing & body adornment are symbols of group membership. Can signify masculinity/femininity, wealth, occupation, religion, ethnicity, marital status, etc. Can attract sexual or marriage partners, or make effective warriors. Traditional dress : signifies past, ethnicity, status, group membership, authority, and more. Textiles and clothing styles reflect local resources, notions of beauty, gender norms, livelihoods, etc.