Episode 41: Man—It’s What’s for Dinner

Hey, Grandpa, what’s for supper?! The Two Humans try to keep it “tasteful” as they discuss the history of cannibalism. We’ll provide the fava beans, you bring the chianti. Episode 41: Man—It’s What’s for Dinner An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human. http://www.intro2anthro.podbean.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093893313542 IG @introtoanthrowith2humans Resources: Avramescu, Catalin 2009 An Intellectual History of Cannibalism (Alistair Ian Blyth, trans.). Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ.   Benjamin, Kathy 2013 Funerals to Die For: The Craziest, Creepiest, and Most Bizarre Funeral Traditions and Practices Ever. Adams Media, Avon MA.   Byard, Roger W. 2023 Cannibalism—Overview and Medicolegal Issues. Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology, Vol. 19(2), pp. 281-287, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/ PMC10328901/.   Camping-Harris, Marnie 2023 Cannibal King: What Exactly Were the King’s Drops? Retrospect Journal, February 19, 2023, retrospectjournal.com/2023/02/19/cannibal-king-what-exactly-were-the-kings-drops/.   Charnock, Richard Stephen 1866 Cannibalism in Europe. Journal of Anthropological Society of London, 1866, Vol. 4 (1866), pp. xxii-xxxi.   Chen, Angus 2017 Cannibalism: It’s ‘Perfectly Natural,’ A New Scientific History Argues. NPR, February 22, 2017, www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/02/22/515668867/ cannibalism-its-perfectly-natural-a-new-scientific-history-argues.   Eckholm, Erik 1986 What Is the Meaning of Cannibalism? The New York Times, December 9, 1986, www.nytimes.com/1986/12/09/science/what-is-the-meaning-of-cannibalism.html.   Feder, Kenneth L.  and Michael Alan Park 2007 Human Antiquity: An Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, Fifth Edition. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY.   Hardon, Henry Winthrop 1886 The Case of the Mignonette. The Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, Vol. 12/2/37, www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1886/april/case-mignonette.   King, C. Richard 2000 The (Mis)Uses of Cannibalism in Contemporary Cultural Critique. Diacritics, Spring, 2000, Vol. 30, No. 1 (Spring, 2000), pp. 106-123.   Lindenbaum, Shirley 2004 Thinking about Cannibalism. Annual Review of Anthropology, 2004, Vol. 33 (2004), pp. 475-498.   May, Natasha and Sharlotte Thou 2024 Kuru: Unravelling the Mystery that Left Entire Papua New Guinean Villages without Women. The Guardian, March 23, 2024, www.theguardian.com/world/ 2024/mar/24/tremors-before-death-unravelling-the-mystery-disease-that-left-entire-papua-new-guinean-villages-without-women?ref=upstract.com.   New England Historical Society 2023 The Boon Island Cannibals of Maine. The New England Historical Society, newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/the-boon-island-cannibals-of-maine/.   Petrinovich, Lewis 2000 The Cannibal Within. Taylor & Francis Group, Abingdon, UK.   Renfrew, Colin and Paul Bahn 2008 Archaeology: Theories, Methods, and Practice (Fifth Edition). Thames & Hudson, New York, NY.   Roberts, Alice 2018 Evolution: The Human Story (Second Edition). Dorling Kindersley, New York, NY.   Schutt, Bill  2018 Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History. Algonquin Books, Chapel Hill, NC.   Thomas, Ben 2017 Eating People Is Wrong—But It’s Also Widespread and Sacred. SAPIENS, April 20, 2017, www.sapiens.org/biology/cannibalism-ritualized-sacred/.   Walters, Donna K. H. 1992 Beef Goes Back to Basics: New Advertising Shrugs Off Nutrition, Stresses Convenience. The Los Angeles Times, August 1, 1992, www.latimes.com/ archives/ la-xpm-1992-08-01-fi-4336-story.html.   Wetmore, Jr., Kevin J.  2021 Eaters of the Dead: Myths and Realities of Cannibal Monsters. Reaktion Books Ltd., London, UK.   Worrall, Simon 2017 Cannibalism—the Ultimate Taboo—Is Surprisingly Common. National Geographic, February 19, 2017, www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/ cannibalism-common-natural-history-bill-schutt.