The walking med : zombies and the medical image /

Shows how our understanding of narratives of illness can by transformed by recognizing the zombie metaphors within them and how the recent medicalization of popular zombie narratives has added new dimensions to what is symbolized by this figure.

Bibliographic Details

Other Authors:	Servitje, Lorenzo, 1983- (Editor), Vint, Sherryl, 1969- (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2016]
Series:	Graphic medicine.
Subjects:	Diseases > Social aspects. Social medicine. Zombies in popular culture. Cartoons as Topic. Ethics, Medical. Attitude of Health Personnel. Medicine in Literature. Medicine in the Arts. United States.