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The 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.
- Contributions to Zombie Studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Zombies in popular culture.
- Zombies in motion pictures.
- Zombies on television.
- Social problems in motion pictures.
- Sex role in motion pictures.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (195 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2018.
- Summary:
- "Historically, zombies have been portrayed in films and television series as mindless, shuffling monsters. In recent years, this has changed dramatically. 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"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Preface: Dawn of a zombie scholar
- Introduction: The shifting culture of the modern zombie
- Romero and the modern American zombie
- The evolution of women in Romero's dead series
- Of monsters and men: flipping the script on masculinity and monstrosity
- For the love of zombies: the return of heteronormativity in zombie works
- Heteronormative heroics in AMC's The walking dead
- Zombie women take the lead
- Embodying the zombie in the flesh
- Conclusion: Zombies past and future!
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-3188-3
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