AMST 353 - Cannibals in American Imagination

Institution:

Trinity College

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Description:

This course examines cannibalism in the Americas from the 15th through the 20th centuries. While we devote several weeks to understanding different forms of cannibalism - survival, ritual, and psychotic - the empahsis is on American constructions of cannibalism with attention to "native" ideas and responses. From traveler accounts to Vampire movies, we will examine the role of cannibalism in identity construction, colonization, social power, and cultural critique. This course is highly interdisciplinary and draws on history, anthropology, philosophy, psychology, literature, and film. 1.00 units, Lecture

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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