自前現代社會起，貨幣即成為市場交易的衡量基礎；而自現代國家形成之後，貨幣的發行與度量，也是國家權力的關鍵展現途徑之一。透過貨幣的積累與損益計算，財富/貧窮的概念逐漸實質化，而在追求其積累的過程裡，人類社會也經歷了貿易模式、移動途徑、渴慾商品、生活風格等等面相的巨大變化。更甚者，在晚近社會，貨幣也逐漸成為社會正義、親密關係、以及主觀快感的終極評量媒介。以上對價關係如何形成？吾人又如何可以藉由貌似貨幣的競逐活動，而探究該社經脈絡裡較少為正統社會學分析的概念，比如：自由、快感、公平、愉悅、信任、背叛、與美感？本課將藉由歷史學、社會學、考古與文化人類學、以及文學等跨學科的角度，以試圖探究上述議題。Since pre-modern society, currency has been the basis of measurement for market transactions; and since the formation of modern countries, the issuance and measurement of currency have also been one of the key ways to demonstrate state power. Through the accumulation of money and calculation of profits and losses, the concept of wealth/poverty gradually materializes. In the process of pursuing its accumulation, human society has also experienced tremendous changes in trade patterns, travel routes, desired commodities, lifestyles, etc. What's more, in recent society, money has gradually become the ultimate evaluation medium for social justice, intimacy, and subjective pleasure. How is the above consideration relationship formed? How can we explore concepts in this social and economic context that are less commonly analyzed by orthodox sociology, such as freedom, pleasure, fairness, pleasure, trust, betrayal, and beauty, through seemingly monetary competition? This course will attempt to explore the above issues from interdisciplinary perspectives such as history, sociology, archeology and cultural anthropology, and literature.
John Kenneth Galbraith著，許淑雅、李宗義譯（2013）《金融狂熱簡史》。台北：群學。
"A Brief History of Financial Mania" by John Kenneth Galbraith, translated by Xu Shuya and Li Zongyi (2013). Taipei: Qunxue.
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| 小考小考 Quiz |
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| 個人報告個人報告 personal report |
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