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Zombies are us : essays on the humanity of the walking dead / edited by Christopher M. Moreman and Cory James Rushton.

Van Pelt Library GR581 .Z66 2011
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Moreman, Christopher M., 1974-
Rushton, Cory.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Zombies--Social aspects.
Zombies.
Zombies--Psychological aspects.
Humanity.
Human beings.
Zombies in literature.
Psychological aspects.
Social aspects.
Physical Description:
vii, 220 pages ; 26 cm
Other Title:
Essays on the humanity of the walking dead
Humanity of the walking dead
Place of Publication:
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2011]
Summary:
"In this volume, essays by scholars from a range of disciplines examine the zombie as a thematic presence in literature, film, video games, legal language, and philosophy, exploring topics including zombies and the environment, litigation, the afterlife, capitalism, and the erotic. The authors seek to discover what the zombie can teach us about being human"--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
I The Zombie in Humanity
Your Zombie and You: Identity, Emotion, and the Undead / Craig Derksen Derksen, Craig, Darren Hudson Hick Hick, Darren Hudson 11
Rave from the Grave: Dark Trance and the Return of the Dead / Graham St John John, Graham St 24
Porn of the Dead: Necrophilia, Feminism, and Gendering the Undead / Steve Jones Jones, Steve 40
Modern Zombie Makers: Enacting the Ancient Impulse to Control and Possess Another / Suzanne Goodney Lea Lea, Suzanne Goodney 62
"Corporate Zombies" and the Perils of "Zombie Litigation": The Walking Dead in American Judicial Writing / Sharon Sutherland Sutherland, Sharon, Sarah Swan Swan, Sarah 76
II Zombies in the Sacred
The Living Word Among the Living Dead: Hunting for Zombies in the Pages of the Bible / Michael J. Gilmour Gilmour, Michael J. 87
Religion, Blasphemy, and Tradition in the Films of Lucio Fulci / James Reitter Reitter, James 100
The Mutated Spirit: The Hollywood Zombie as Psychopomp / Keira McKenzie McKenzie, Keira 112
Dharma of the Living Dead: A Buddhist Meditation on the Zombie / Christopher M. Moreman Moreman, Christopher M. 123
III Zombies into the Future
Digital Dead: Translating the Visceral and Satirical Elements of George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead to Videogames / Gareth Schott Schott, Gareth 141
How the Zombie Changed Videogames / Matthew J. Weise Weise, Matthew J. 151
Undead Is the New Green: Zombies and Political Ecology / Greg Pollock Pollock, Greg 169
Plans Are Pointless; Staying Alive Is as Good as It Gets: Zombie Sociology and the Politics of Survival / Sara Sutler-Cohen Sutler-Cohen, Sara 183.
Notes:
"A companion volume to Race, oppression and the zombie : essays on cross-cultural appropriations of the Caribbean tradition by the same editors."
Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
ISBN:
9780786459124
0786459123
OCLC:
732960084

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