New spring class – Cannibalia: the cannibal in Latin America (INTS – 359)

Learn about the idea and practice of cannibalism in the Americas, from Columbus’ creation of the term to contemporary artistic and political vanguards.
 
MW: 11:30AM-12:45PM, Meets Global Engagement Requirement, first-years and non-majors welcome!

“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 will explore 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.

For more information contact Professor Giancarlo Rolando ([email protected])