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Better off dead, the evolution of the zombie as post-human, edited by Deborah Christie and Sarah Juliet Lauro

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Better off dead

bibliography

edited by Deborah Christie and Sarah Juliet Lauro

the evolution of the zombie as post-human

The zombie is ubiquitous in popular culture: From comic books to video games, to mobile apps and homemade films, zombies are all around us. Investigating the zombie from an interdisciplinary perspective, Better Off Dead addresses some of the more unlikely venues where zombies are found and provides the reader with a classic overview of the monster's folkloric and cinematic historyWhat has the zombie metaphor meant in the past? Why does it continue to be, so prevalent in our culture? This collection seeks to provide an archaeology of the zombietracing its lineage from Haiti, mapping its various cultural transformations, and suggesting the post-humanist direction in which the zombie is ultimately headingThough the contributors represent various theoretical perspectives, the volume makes a cohesive argument: The zombie has not just evolved within narratives; it has evolved in a way that transforms narrative. This collection announces a new post-zombie, even before the boundaries of this rich and mysterious myth have been completely charted