500 Jahre gewaltsame Kulturkontakte: Karin Harassers „Des Teufels Leibspeise“
Summary
Karin Harasser examines Werner Herzog’s colonial filmmaking practices in her book "Des Teufels Leibspeise," challenging essentialist views of indigeneity. She portrays indigenous groups in South America not as passive victims, but as active agents who creatively appropriated European elements like Baroque music and cocoa currency. Harasser argues that cultural exchange, rather than fixed identity, defines these historical encounters, offering a nuanced perspective on transatlantic power dynamics and resistance.
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