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journeys, bodies, pandemics and politics
xiii, 252 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
"Building on previous zombie studies scholarship, this ghoulish collection examines how the undead reflect and contribute to contemporary social anxieties, particularly in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. The contributors to this volume advance the theoretical framework of 'zombiism' through four interconnected themes - journeys, bodies, pandemics and politics - and their writings analyse diverse media representations of zombies across literature, film, television and material culture, offering new perspectives on how zombie narratives engage issues of travel restrictions, political breakdowns, racial tensions and sexual taboos. By bringing together scholars from various fields, the volume demonstrates the continuing relevance of zombies as a lens for understanding contemporary societal challenges, from public health crises to rising far-right politics and ongoing culture wars; its interdisciplinary approach not only enriches zombie studies but also reveals how the figure of the zombie remains a vital tool for analysing pressing issues in the humanities and beyond. " --
Theorising zombiism / Linda Flores, Emma Tonkin and Conor Heffernan -- Part I. The zombie journey -- Place, space and the localised apocalypse : a data-led exploration of the zombie novel as a road trip / emma Tonkin -- Fear the walking dead : elitism, privilege and zombie Americana / Scott Hamilton -- The zombie revolution will not be televised : examining the importance of media in George R. Romero's early zombie movies / Robert Curran -- Part II. Dissecting the zombie body -- Decaying dicks and putrid pussies : zombie sex toys and pleasure / Caroline West -- The suburban zombie : exploring posthumanism and transhumanism in Netflix's Santa Clarita diet / En-Chi Chiou -- Incel zombie sex : trophy wives of the damned / Adeline Berry -- The zombie as a metaphor of postmodern malaise in Halley : surviving the zombie pandemic / Violeta Alarcón Zayas -- Hear the dead, bite the living : beyond post-apocalyptic trauma / Catherine Pugh and Nikki Foster-Kruczek -- Abject body of the zombie as a counter-narrative to the pandemic hero / Madeline Becker -- Human individuals versus zombie masses : dystopia or (hyper)individualistic utopia? / Hossein Mohammadzade -- Part III. Zombie politics -- Decomposition and excavation of war memories and massacres in Na Hong-jin's The wailing / Grace Jung -- The symbolic zombification and the capitalist modes of production / Rodrigo Gonsalves -- Race, class and the goal of the dead : marginalised identities in French zombie cinema / Reece Goodall.
edited by Linda Flores, Emma Tonkin and Conor Heffernan.
Includes bibliographical references and index.