Race, Oppression and the Zombie: Essays on Cross-Cultural Appropriations of the Caribbean Tradition (Contributions to Zombie Studies) - Softcover

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9780786459117: Race, Oppression and the Zombie: Essays on Cross-Cultural Appropriations of the Caribbean Tradition (Contributions to Zombie Studies)
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ISBN 10: 0786459115 ISBN 13: 9780786459117
Verlag: McFarland, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

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.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Christopher M. Moreman is a professor and chair of the department of philosophy and religious studies at California State University, East Bay. He has published widely on topics relating to death, dying, and popular culture. Cory James Rushton is an associate English professor at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Verlag
McFarland
Erscheinungsdatum
2011
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0786459115
ISBN 13 
9780786459117
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
242
Herausgeber
Moreman Christopher M., Rushton Cory James
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