Subversive zombie : social protest and gender in undead cinema and television / Elizabeth Aiossa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aiossa, Elizabeth, author.

Series:

Contributions to zombie studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zombie films--History and criticism.

Zombie films.

Zombie television programs--History and criticism.

Zombie television programs.

Zombies in motion pictures.

Zombies in popular culture.

Physical Description:

186 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]

Summary:

Historically, zombies have portrayed in films and television series as mindless, shuffling monsters. In recent years, this has changed dramatically. The undead are fast and ferocious in 28 Days Later... (2002) and World War Z (2013). In Warm Bodies (2013) and In the Flesh (2013-2015), they are thoughtful, sensitive and capable of empathy. These sometimes radically different depictions of the undead (and the still living) suggest critical inquiries: What does it mean to be human? What makes a monster? Who survives the zombie apocalypse, and why? Focusing on classic and current movies and TV shows, the author reveals how the once-subversive modern zombie, now more popular than ever, has been co-opted by the mainstream culture industry. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Romero and the Modem American Zombie 17

2 The Evolution of Women in Romero's Dead Series 43

3 Of Monsters and Men: Flipping the Script on Masculinity and Monstrosity 77

4 For the Love of Zombies: The Return of Heteronormativity in Zombie Works 99

5 Heteronormative Heroics in AMC's The Walking Dead 119

6 Zombie Women Take the Lead 139

7 Embodying the Zombie In the Flesh 151.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-182) and index.

ISBN:

1476666733

9781476666730

OCLC:

1005196500