ANTHR 2440

ANTHR 2440

Course information provided by the 2017-2018 Catalog.

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.


Course Attribute (CU-ITL, CU-SBY)

Distribution Category (CA-AS)

When Offered Spring.

Breadth Requirement (GB)

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14975 ANTHR 2440   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person