Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2011
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ANTH 571 001 (CRN: 25404)
MONEY AND EVERYDAY LIFE
Long Title: MONEY AND EVERYDAY LIFE
Department: Anthropology
Instructor: Ranova, Elitza S.
Meeting: 4:00PM - 5:15PM TR (10-JAN-2011 - 22-APR-2011)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Section Max Enrollment: 10
Section Enrolled: 0
Enrollment data as of: 15-MAY-2024 5:17AM
Final Exam: Take-Home Exam
Description: Money is such a part of everyday modern life that it is hard for us to imagine living without it. Yet in many pre-modern societies, gift-exchange was as important as money is in our own. This course will look at the cultural dimensions of systems of exchange, ranging from gift giving among Northwest Coast Indians to foreign currency exchanges between financial institutions. Along with the classic work of Marx and Simmel on money and capital, we will also cover some of the anthropological work on gifts and exchange, such as that of Mauss, Levi-Strauss, and Bourdieu, as well as some of the contemporary debates initiated by Bataille and Derrida. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ANTH 571 if student has credit for ANTH 371.