[csaa-forum] compliments as an economy

[Terry Flew]

Mel

Try John Frow, 'Gift and Commodity', in Time and Commodity Culture.

Cheers
Terry

At 06:01 PM 7/06/2005, you wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>I'm currently writing an article for the SMH that imagines the practice of 
>complimenting people as a kind of economy of goodwill. It's a two-way 
>exchange in which people recognise and trade desires and expectations; and 
>how people respond to compliments reveals their perception of the relative 
>social positions of the complimenter and recipient.
>
>I am wondering whether any Australian academics have written on this or 
>similar topics, and/or if anyone is interested in being quoted for this 
>article.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Mel Campbell
>
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