Vranješević, Mia.
(2017).
Kulturno-antropološki prikaz kanibalizma u popularnoj kulturi od sredine 20. stoljeća.
Diploma Thesis. Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu, Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology.
[mentor Heršak, Emil and Šantek, Goran Pavel].
Abstract
The following paper is going to discuss the notion of taboo, in particular the consumption of
human flesh, through history in different locations around the world and in different cultures.
By analyzing anthropological, archeological and historical researches conducted in different
periods the text will show the need for interdisciplinary studies whilst studying a complex
cultural subject as anthropophagy. In addition, the issue of using cannibalism as a way of
supporting colonialist policies is explained by adding segments of descriptions written by
explorers during the colonization period. The last part of the paper is based on portraying
cannibalism in popular culture, with film being in focus as it aids in deconstruction of the
human/animal binary. The expected result is to depict how it is crucial to understand the
influence an idea can have on the true meaning behind cultural traditions.
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