- In-Person
- $1,885 - $5,045
This course is part of the UBC Future Global Leaders on-campus program for high school students ages 15–18. Combines morning classes and afternoon pre-university workshops.
How do certain kinds of popular media shape our understanding of past and present? How have distinct histories shaped the content and production of the popular media we know and love? And why are some media so powerful, even dangerous, in influencing our sense of individual and collective identity?
This course uses popular media as a vehicle to answer these questions and develop critical research and analytical skills that students will need to excel at the university and beyond. Learn how to interpret, contextualize, and critically evaluate popular media, its representations, claims, and narratives. Acquire argumentation, research, and communication competencies that can be used across disciplines. And gain familiarity with academic exercises used widely in university classrooms.
This course is ideal for students interested in humanities and social science disciplines (e.g., History, Political Science, International Relations, Media Studies and Journalism), but is geared towards preparing all students for the university experience.
Dr. PHEROZE UNWALLA, PhD, is an Associate of Professor of Teaching in the Department of History and Chair of Middle East Studies (MES) at UBC. He teaches courses on the Middle East, Global War on Terror, and popular culture. In 2024, he won UBC’s Killam Teaching Prize, which is awarded to select faculty in recognition of excellence in teaching.