FWS: Cannibal Cultures

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The cannibal is always the other. And yet, the cannibal lives among us. In spite of real cases of cannibalism, most of these cannibals inhabit our reality only in books, films, songs, or art. This course investigates figures of the cannibal in different media and cultural contexts. Issues that will be at the center of our attention are cannibalism’s use to mark cultural differences, as well as for political and ideological purposes, and its relation to sensationalism and (spectatorial) pleasure. We will use a wide range of texts, from novels to television series, from films to video clips, from art to philosophical reflections, as food for thought and as models and inspiration for different writing practices.