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OverviewScience fiction and horror television shows predict how the world might be different if zombies were real, or if artificial intelligence could develop consciousness. Pop culture critics reveal that these not-quite humans are often proxies for race, and the post-apocalyptic landscapes set the stage for reimagining social and political institutions. This book advances horror scholarship by placing those stories within a long tradition of mythologizing U.S. history. It demonstrates how Disney's Zombies reenacts the civil rights movement, how The Walking Dead fulfills Thoreau's fantasy against the backdrop of founding a new nation, and how Westworld permits visitors to experience the Old West while bearing witness to Indian Removal. Each of these narratives imagines a future that retells the past. The chapters within look at that tradition in order to understand the present. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Aaron W ClaytonPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 22.90cm ISBN: 9781476684932ISBN 10: 1476684936 Pages: 277 Publication Date: 31 March 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgments deletevi Preface Introduction Chapter Myths of Colonial America Chapter Lakota Ghost Dance and the Imaginary Frontier Chapter Three Caribbean and Gothic Origins of the American Zombie Chapter Four Social Critique and the Modern Zombie Chapter Five Civil Rights Movement Retold in Disney Zombies Chapter Destiny Manifested in Westworld's Philosophical Zombies Conclusion Chapter Notes Bibliography IndexReviews"""Clayton has provocatively situated a fresh range of zombie and zombie-adjacent texts in long-standing nationalist discourses within the American psyche. The analysis demonstrates the long reach of the zombie mythos in ideological roots of repression and resistance, unpacked with insight and wit.""--Peter Dendle, author of The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia" Author InformationAaron W Clayton is professor of English at Frederick Community College in Frederick, Maryland. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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