Love, Money & the Reproduction of Debt and Desire

Marrying for love has not always been the norm. Land, wealth and alliances were considered more important for marriage than romantic love. Unions between men and women resembled business deals and money often sat at the center of the marriage exchange system. Not only would this system define and reinforce gender roles and divisions of duties in the household and workplace, it would also be instrumental in producing and reproducing the consumers and consumption patterns that influence education and the circulation of goods and services across industries and institutions locally, nationally and globally. This Matrix Map will provide you with opportunities to explore traditional and non-traditional ideas about love and money, and it reveals how the fate of money, debt and banking are intrinsically tied to the body, human relationships and financial illiteracy.