Overview

An exploration of what the widespread contemporary interest in stories of zombies can tell us.   Contemporary culture is undergoing a zombie invasion, with the undead present in books, movies, TV shows, and more. Contributors tease out a horde of cultural resonance through a range of international media, including the South Korean horror film Train to Busan, English-language young adult novel The Boy on the Bridge, and the 1980s Italian Gates of Hell trilogy. This book offers a series of thought-provoking examinations of the meanings and metaphors of zombies in three distinct fields: gender and sexuality, the environment, and media.

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Author:   Scott Hamilton ,  Conor Heffernan
Publisher:   University of Wales Press
Imprint:   University of Wales Press
ISBN:  

9781786838575

ISBN 10:   1786838575
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   15 May 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: Abstract Author Biographies List of Figures Introduction - Scott Hamilton and Conor Heffernan I. Zombified Bodies 1. Zombies, Deviance, and the Right to Posthuman Life - Poppy Wilde (Birmingham City University) 2. The Apocalypse Workout: Health, Identity and Zombies - Conor Heffernan (University of Texas at Austin) 3. Zombie Orgies and the Fear of the Outer Limits: Examining the Relationship between Fear, Pornography and Zombies - Caroline West (Dublin City University) 4. Aloha-oe: Hello, Goodbye to Love and Family in Sang-ho Yeon's Train to Busan - Harvey O'Brien (University College Dublin) II. Critical Environments 5. The Stalking Dead: Ireland's Ambiguous Revenants and the Case for a Folk-Zombie Revival - Jack Fennell (University of Limerick) 6. M.R. Carey's The Boy on the Bridge: Ethics and the Apocalypse - Scott Eric Hamilton (University College Dublin) 7. Zombie Colony: The Heteronomy of the Greek State & The Datura of Cultural Capital - Konstantinos Kerasovitis (University of Wolverhampton) 8. Last Ones Left Alive: Zombies and Post-Politics - Deirdre Flynn (University College Dublin) III. Undead Cultures 9. Beware the Zuvembies: Comics, Censorship, and the Ubiquity of Not-Quite-Zombies - Chera Kee (Wayne State University) 10. Distortions of the Video Dead: The Degradation of Reality in the Era of Zombie VHS - Peter Wright (The University of Sydney) 11. 'Violence is Italian art': Art and Adaptation in Lucio Fulci's 'Gates of Hell' Trilogy - Miranda Corcoran (University College Cork) 12. Surviving the Shambling Signifieds: Zombies, Language, and Chaos - Andrew Ferguson (University of Maryland) Bibliography Index

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Theorising the Contemporary Zombie represents a valuable contribution to the growing literature of zombie studies. This innovative collection transcends the often myopic focus of similar scholarly anthologies by demonstrating how valuable the zombie metaphor is for a variety of disciplines and intertexts, not to mention contemporary society as a whole. These essays are a must-read for fans and scholars of the zombie figure alike. --Dr. Kyle William Bishop, Professor of English, Southern Utah University

"""Theorising the Contemporary Zombie represents a valuable contribution to the growing literature of zombie studies. This innovative collection transcends the often myopic focus of similar scholarly anthologies by demonstrating how valuable the zombie metaphor is for a variety of disciplines and intertexts, not to mention contemporary society as a whole. These essays are a must-read for fans and scholars of the zombie figure alike."" --Dr. Kyle William Bishop, Professor of English, Southern Utah University"

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This book will appeal to a diverse, and international market. The volume will be suitable for undergraduate classes in a range of disciplines but also as a graduate reference guide.

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