ANTHR 2440

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ANTHR 2440
Anthropology of Money

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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," 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 politics of central banking.

When Offered Fall.

Breadth Requirement (GB)
Distribution Category (CA-AS)
Course Attribute (CU-ITL, CU-SBY)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16675 ANTHR 2440   LEC 001

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