I wrote this in 2014 while studying at the University of Queensland under Dr Lisa Bode. At the time, only the first season of Hannibal had been aired, so that is the only season I wrote about. Naturally, after I had it printed and bound and looking all pretty at UQ Print, I found dozens... Continue Reading →
Hannibal for Dinner
Hello. My name is Lisa and I am a Fannibal. I wrote an essay about the television series Hannibal for "Hannibal for Dinner: Essays on America's Favorite Cannibal on Television" which has recently been published by McFarland. My contribution, "Giving Voice to the Unmentionable: How Hannibal Lecter uses bodies in the television series Hannibal," is... Continue Reading →
Everyday objects in Hannibal
In this essay I will examine the television program Hannibal through the combined lenses of cultural studies and everyday aesthetics. While there are many moments during the program that allow us to study various everyday objects, I will focus on one particular moment of aesthetic significance in the second episode “Amuse-Bouche” that features a cup... Continue Reading →
Consuming Hannibal
This essay on NBC's television series Hannibal was written for the subject ENGL6050 Honours Seminar as part of the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) program at The University of Queensland on September 25th, 2014.
Lisa Rufus 