Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2012
Meeting location information can now be found on student schedules in ESTHER (for students) or on the Course Roster in ESTHER (for faculty and instructors).Additional information available here.
Meeting location information can now be found on student schedules in ESTHER (for students) or on the Course Roster in ESTHER (for faculty and instructors).Additional information available here.
ANTH 371 001 (CRN: 25403)
MONEY AND EVERYDAY LIFE
Long Title: MONEY AND EVERYDAY LIFE
Department: Anthropology
Instructor: Ranova, Elitza S.
Meeting: 7:00PM - 10:00PM R (9-JAN-2012 - 20-APR-2012)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Section Max Enrollment: 19
Section Enrolled: 18
Waitlisted: 0 (Max 19)
Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.
Enrollment data as of: 13-MAY-2024 7:51PM
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 Bourdies, as well as some of the contemporary debates initiated by Bataille and Derrida. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ANTH 371 if student has credit for ANTH 571.