S-On Cannibalism

The question we will address in this course is not so much whether cannibalism as a practice really existed (or still exists), but the fascination this topic has exerted on people?s minds. The purpose of the course is twofold: first, to introduce the student to the study of the textual and iconographic representations of American ?cannibalism? from the 16th century until the present: chronicles, literature, legal discourses on the one hand, and map sheets, single drawings, book illustrations and films on the other.

S-The Proverb

The course will consider, from a variety of perspectives, the folkloric genre that has been characterized as "the minimal poetic utterance." We shall examine such topics as the use of proverbs in various cultures, the connection between proverbs and other literary and folkloric genres, the poetic and linguistic

S-Word, Image and Book

We examine the contested and potentially sublime relationship between words and graphic images as they come together, or are evoked in or by the book in the West. Although we will begin, of necessity, with an exploration of the political dimensions of image-making, we will not stop there.
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