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Zombies Are Us
Essays on the Humanity of the Walking Dead
Edited by Christopher M. Moreman and Cory James Rushton
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On the surface, the zombie seems the polar opposite of the human—they are the living dead; we, in essence, are the dying alive. But the zombie is also “us.” Although decaying, it looks like us, dresses like us, and sometimes (if rarely) acts like us. In this volume, essays by scholars from a range of disciplines examine the zombie as a thematic presence in literature, film, video games, legal language, and philosophy, exploring topics including zombies and the environment, litigation, the afterlife, capitalism, and the erotic. Through this wide-ranging examination of the zombie phenomenon, the authors seek to discover what the zombie can teach us about being human.
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About the authors:
Christopher M. Moreman is 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 professor of English at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
Press Reviews:
"very informative"—Critical Mass; "plenty of excellent, well-thought-out and entertaining reading"—Scarlet.
See the publisher website: McFarland & Co
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