Political Economy
“A commodity appears at first sight an extremely obvious, trivial thing. But its analysis brings out that it is a very strange thing, abounding in metaphysical subtleties and theological niceties.”
—Karl Marx
Making Money in Second Life.
Step22 — M April 27
Read — Boellstorff, Chapter 8, Political Economy, 203-237 (Reader Response30)
Read — Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, 365-390 (Reader Response31)
Due — Fieldnotes8 for Field trip4 Christianity (Print and bring to class)
Step23 — W April 29
Read — Smart, “Reflections on the Twentieth Century, “ 145-158 (Reader Response32)
Lab7 —F May 1 Lab For Final Project