Topic 7. Discussion. Corporate Sorcerers Reveal the Magical Power of Capitalism Assignment: Read the article below and respond to the questions with a substantive post (100+ words). How does the Marind understanding of a “sorcerer” coincide with their experience of the effects of capitalism? How has capitalism altered the way the Marind people live and relate to one another? A sorcerer is a personification of evil – a monster who symbolizes people’s fears and embodies events that people don’t understand. The Marind people’s assessment of the corporate men as sorcerers can be understood as a critique of their unscrupulous power. We also have monsters in our own culture…think, for example, of a vampire. A vampire sucks out your life force until you are either dead or undead (living only at night and unable to connect with humanity). The historical figure a vampire was based on was a medieval ruler; as a soulless killer, a vampire could be a critique of the absolute power of a monarch. Think of other examples of monsters you have heard of (zombies, la llorona, ghosts, etc – there are many). Choose one to discuss. What fears and unknowns might it represent? Do you think that it might be a direct or indirect critique of power?
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