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Race, Oppression and the Zombie

von Christopher M. Moreman, Cory James Rushton

Cultural Studies Sociology Film Studies History

ISBN

9780786459117

Verlag

McFarland

Erschienen

19.07.2011

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Zombies Haitian Folklore Undead Metaphor Otherness Life and Death Good and Evil Horror Colonialism Orientalism Racism Globalism Capitalism Cultural Studies Film Studies Counterculture 1960s Social Science Anthropology Sociology Media Studies Popular Culture Race Oppression Academic Interdisciplinary Literary Analysis Horror Films Zombie Films Cultural Critique Social Commentary Folklore Studies Mythology Global Culture Political Themes.

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The figure of the zombie is a familiar one in world culture, acting as a metaphor for "the other," a participant in narratives of life and death, good and evil, and of a fate worse than death--the state of being "undead." This book explores the phenomenon from its roots in Haitian folklore to its evolution on the silver screen and to its radical transformation during the 1960s countercultural revolution. Contributors from a broad range of disciplines here examine the zombie and its relationship to colonialism, orientalism, racism, globalism, capitalism and more--including potential signs that the zombie hordes may have finally achieved oversaturation. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.