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Culture, Commodities and Consumption: Anthropological Approaches to Economic Life - ANTH831

The unit explores anthropological approaches to questions in economic life, such as intercultural marketing, informal exchange, social networks, social organisation of labour, forms of property, the cultural implications of commoditisation, forms of money, ritual dimensions of trade and social regulations on markets.

Credit Points: 4
When Offered:

E2 - Evening; Offered in Session 2, North Ryde

Staff Contact(s): Dr Greg Downey
Prerequisites:

Admission to MAppAnth or PGDipAppAnth or MDevCult or PGDipDevCult or PGCertDevCult Prerequisite Information

Corequisites:

NCCW(s):
Unit Designation(s):

Arts

Assessed As: Graded
Offered By:

Department of Anthropology

Faculty of Arts

Timetable Information

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