ANTHR 2440 The Social Life of Money
Course description
What is money? How do people use money in the real world? How are technological innovations changing people’s perceptions of money? This course introduces anthropological perspectives on economy and society through a variety of ethnographic studies of money and finance. Topics of discussion include “primitive money” and colonial currencies, the uses of money in religious and ritual practices, social and cultural meanings of numbers, mobile money, crypto-currency and other alternative currency systems, and the social life of finance.
Students are additionally required to interact on discussion board outside published class time and view asynchronous course lectures. Instructor will make efforts to accommodate time zone difference for class time.
Summer 2024: Online course
| Section ID: | ANTHR 2440 001-LEC |
| Number: | 1076 |
| Session: | Summer 3-week 2 |
| Class dates: | June 24-July 12, 2024 |
| Final exam/project due: | Friday July 12, 11 AM - 12:15 PM / Online (see Final exams) |
| Time / room: | M-F 11 AM - 12:15 PM / Online |
| Mode of instruction: | Online (async+sync) |
| Credit: | 3 |
| Grade: | Student option |
| Instructor: | Bize, A. (abm252) |
| Max. enroll: | 20 |
| Notes: | Students are additionally required to interact on discussion board outside published class time and view asynchronous course lectures. Instructor will make efforts to accommodate time zone difference for class time. |
| To enroll: |
See Online Learning FAQs. This course is open to all registrants, including undergraduates and precollege students. |