Thinking dead : what the zombie apocalypse means /
Zombies are everywhere these days. We are consuming zombies as much as they are said to be consuming us in mediated apocalyptic scenarios on popular television shows, video game franchises and movies. The "zombie industry" generates billions a year through media texts and other cultural ma...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham :
Lexington Books,
2013.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Zombies are everywhere these days. We are consuming zombies as much as they are said to be consuming us in mediated apocalyptic scenarios on popular television shows, video game franchises and movies. The "zombie industry" generates billions a year through media texts and other cultural manifestations (zombie races and zombie-themed parks, to name a few). Zombies, like vampires, werewolves, witches and wizards, have become both big dollars for cultural producers and the subject of audience fascination and fetishization. With popular ... Show moretelevision shows such as AMC's The Walking Dead (based on the popular graphic novel) and movie franchises such as the ones pioneered by George Romero, global fascination with zombies does not show signs of diminishing. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (268 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes ibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780739183830 (electronic bk.) 0739183834 (electronic bk.) 1306094313 (ebk) 9781306094313 (ebk) |