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Karl Andersson

Anthropologist

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Karl Andersson in Lalibela, Ethiopia

What does it mean to be human?

Karl Andersson in Lalibela, Ethiopia

That’s what I want to find out.

That’s why I became an anthropologist.

And that’s why my research interest is focused on phenomena that according to me define the human experience, such as desire and how we think about it.

I am particularly fascinated by ideals and how we relate to them, as can be seen in the title of my master’s thesis: Unreal Boys: An experience-led exploration of desire towards fictional characters among fans of shotacon manga in Japan.

I have a background as a journalist and publisher.

Degrees

  • M.A. Visual and Media Anthropology, Freie Universität Berlin, 2020
  • B.A. Applied Linguistics, Stockholms universitet, 2003
  • Diploma, Czech Studies, Univerzita Karlova, Prague, 1998

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karl ATT karlandersson DOTT se

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Unreal Boys - a film about shotacon

Unreal Boys is my graduation film. It’s a documentary about three young men in Tokyo who like the Japanese comic genre shotacon. Read more.

Tiling short film

Tiling is a short film that I made as part of a semester paper. Read more and watch it here.

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