|
Class number:
2908
|
|
Title: Cannibalia |
|
Department: International Studies |
|
Career: Undergraduate |
|
Component: Seminar |
|
Session: Regular |
|
Instructor's Permission Required: No |
|
Grading Basis: Regular |
|
Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 15 |
|
Current enrollment: 4 |
|
Available seats: 11 |
|
Start date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 |
|
End date: Friday, May 9, 2025 |
|
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
|
Schedule: MW: 11:30AM-12:45PM, TBA |
|
|
Instructor(s): Rolando, Giancarlo |
|
Prerequisite(s): None |
|
Distribution Requirement: Meets Global Engagement Requirement |
Course Description:
"Cannibal" was one of the first words added to the European vocabulary after Christopher Columbus visited the "West Indies." Since then, the cannibal has been at the center of Latin American cultural and political projects, from early (and not so early) colonial anxieties about a continent populated by godless human-eating savages, to more recent poetic manifestos celebrating Latin America's cultural cannibalism as its main strength and path of resistance against colonial domination. After a brief introduction to the topic of cannibalism, this course explores the place of cannibalism in European fantasies about Amerindians, the role of cannibalism in Indigenous socialities and philosophies, and the ways in which recent artistic and political vanguard movements have reclaimed cannibalism as a cultural project. |