The Subversive Zombie

Social Protest and Gender in Undead Cinema and Television

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by Elizabeth Aiossa

Type

Studies

Subject

Genre > Horror

Keywords

horror, zombies

Publishing date

2018

Publisher

McFarland & Co

Collection

Contributions to Zombie Studies

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 194 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-1-4766-6673-0

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Book Presentation:
Historically, zombies have been 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.

About the Author:
Elizabeth Aiossa is a professor of English and Humanities at College of Lake County in Grayslake, Illinois. She teaches science fiction, screenwriting, and composition.
Kyle William Bishop is an associate professor of English and film studies and serves as the Honors Program director at Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah. He has presented and published on a number of zombie-related texts and has authored two other monographs with McFarland.

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