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The Politics Of Cannibalism. Or, Crazy Things Academics Write About

A still from Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. Apparently, the 2006 film was a parable about class, power and food behaviors. Van Redin/AP hide caption

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The Politics Of Cannibalism. Or, Crazy Things Academics Write About

Once intellectuals get rolling down the food aisle, who knows where they'll end up. One just ended up in a really dark corner. Here's his latest contribution to our understanding of the subject — a journal article analyzing the "foodways" of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre series.