ANTH 0780 1nd Edition Lecture 19 Outline of Last Lecture I. Douglas RogersA. RussiaB. Current research C. Political and economic anthropologyD. Wrote “Moonshine, Money, and the Politics of Liquidity in Rural Russia”1. Liquidity2. Rogers defines liquidity 3. Liquidity v. Illiquidity E. Rogers’ ArgumentII. Gender and money within householdsA. MoonshineB. Sociability in the workplaceC. Paychecks from the wife D. Moonshine and money cause household tensionsIII. Mutual Aid RelationshipA. RelationshipsB. Social Stratification C. Moonlighting IV. Global Convergences A. Connected to the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.B. Russia defaulted on loansC. More InfoD. Power relationsOutline of Current Lecture I. Article Eggs for SaleA. What he exploresB. Mead’s goal Strategy/Method C. Mead explainsD. Commodity exchangesE. Commodification of GametesII. Selling Sperm v Selling EggsA. Consequence B. Gift’s CharacteristicsC. Commodities CharacteristicsIII. Article: Emerging Global Water WelfarismA. Morgan’s GoalB. Reflect on strategiesC. Water’s special properties1. Object of consumption2. Most basic necessityCurrent LectureI. Article Eggs for SaleA. Explores trend of that began in the 1990s and early 2000s of infertile couples or individuals soliciting egg donorsB. Mead’s goal was to lay out the practical and ethical dilemmas involved in egg donationC. Strategy/Method– explain the process through which egg donation happens and think about the questions that arise from the exchange D. Mead explains that gametes represent a special type of body part because they can be exchangedE. Illegal to engage in commodity exchanges around most body parts (organ donation programs are based on notions of the GIFT)F. Commodification of Gametes1. This type of exchange of gametes as a commodity is an historical rather than natural fact2. Relatively intrusive nature of harvesting eggs meant sperm tended to be the only gamete exchanged in commodity market.II. Selling Sperm v Selling EggsA. Consequence of the fact that sperm has been circulating as a commodity for a longer period of time than eggs1. It appears more natural to US citizens to sell sperm than eggs.2. Because of this naturalization, most pop-culture critiques of the commodificationof gametes tend to focus on the exchange of eggs3. Gift or Commodity?B. Gift’s Characteristics1. Communal2. Enduring3. Active object4. CompulsoryC. Commodities Characteristics1. Individual2. Non-enduring3. Non-active (meaning tied to use and exchange values)4. Non-compulsoryIII. Article: Emerging Global Water WelfarismA. Morgan’s Goal: investigate water as emerging symbol of global power dynamicsB. Reflect on strategies of activists and industry in locations where water rights have been contestedC. Water’s special properties1. Object of consumption2. Most basic
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