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In “Payments and Social Ties”, Zelizer tackles the relationship between money and social relationships. They claim that there are three types of monetary payments: gift, entitlement, and compensation. Much of their argument is devoted to debunking the idea that money is a neutral currency. Instead, they offer the view of money as intrinsically tied toContinue reading “Reading Response 2/3”

Many of our interactions with media can be linked to money. Two series I had recently watched or read that had an element of money in them were Hunter x Hunter and Six of Crows. The latter is a fantasy book series, one which is set in the money-driven city of Ketterdam (at least, partially)Continue reading “Media and Money: Question of the Day”

I’ve been reading Six of Crows, which is always a fun time. Some thing that I noted was how money is portrayed in Fantasy fiction. It’s something that grounds it in our world amidst all the magic and the fact that it is fantasy allows the author to portray real world problems in new ways.

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