ANTHR 2440

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ANTHR 2440
The Social Life of Money

Course information provided by the 2023-2024 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" 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.


Course Attribute (CU-ITL, CU-SBY)

Distribution Category (CA-AS, SSC-AS)

When Offered Summer.

Breadth Requirement (GB)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Three Week - Second. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1076 ANTHR 2440   LEC 001

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    • MTWRF Online Meeting
    • Jun 24 - Jul 12, 2024

    • Bize, A

  • Instruction Mode: Online

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/courses/roster.