Zombies in the Academy

Living Death in Higher Education

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Edited by Andrew Whelan, Ruth Walker and Christopher Moore

Type

Studies

Subject

Genre > Horror

Keywords

horror, sociology

Publishing date

2013

Publisher

Intellect Books

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 401 pages
7 x 9 inches (18 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-1-84150-714-9

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Book Presentation:
Zombies in the Academy taps into the current popular fascination with zombies and brings together scholars from a range of fields, including cultural and communication studies, sociology, film studies, and education, to give a critical account of the political, cultural, and pedagogical state of the university through the metaphor of zombiedom. The contributions to this volume argue that the increasing corporatization of the academy—an environment emphasizing publication, narrow research, and the vulnerability of the tenure system— is creating a crisis in higher education best understood through the language of zombie culture—the undead, contagion, and plague, among others. Zombies in the Academy presents essays from a variety of scholars and creative writers who present an engaging and entertaining appeal for serious recognition of the conditions of contemporary humanities teaching, culture, and labor practices.

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