Race, Oppression and the Zombie Essays on Cross-Cultural Appropriations of the Caribbean Tradition

Name: Race, Oppression and the Zombie Essays on Cross-Cultural Appropriations of the Caribbean Tradition
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ISBN: 9780786459117

ISBN-10: 0786459115

ISBN-13: 9780786459117

Edition: 2011

Authors: Christopher M. Moreman, Cory James Rushton

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The figure of the zombie remains a familiar one in world culture, transcending disciplines as 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 numerous aspects of the zombie phenomenon, from its roots in Haitian folklore, to its evolution on the silver screen, to its most 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 nearly unstoppable zombie hordes may have…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 8/2/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.48" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English

Christopher Moreman is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy, California State University, East Bay, USA.