| Course Info | Class Number: 2649
This course explores economic life from an anthropological perspective. We will explore the social structures shaping economies, labor, and consumption in diverse human cultures. Throughout we will examine the relation between global systems and local everyday life, between gender constructions and work structures, between what we produce and what we consume. We will explore emerging 21st century economies and how new technologies are changing the ways we think about labor. In addition, we will examine how traditional cultural values are still shaping today’s global economies. The central focus of this course is the question of value: What are the power dynamics shaping our perception of the value of human labor, capital, and the things we consume everyday? Prereq: ANTH B102 or permission of instructor.
Approach: Cross-Cultural Analysis (CC); Haverford: Social Science (SO) ( )
Enrollment Cap: 20; The class will convene twice a week through
virtual synchronous meetings. We will also rely heavily on blogging to
discuss the course themes and readings. If students are in different
time zones, we will either group students into two meetings if
applicable, or supplement the synchronous meetings with asynchronous lectures. |
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