Overview

The figure of the zombie that entered the popular imagination with the publication of William Seabrook's The Magic Island (1929)--during the American occupation of Haiti--still holds cultural currency around the world. This book calls for a rethinking of zombies in a sociopolitical context through the examination of several films, including White Zombie (1932), The Love Wanga (1935), I Walked with a Zombie (1943) and The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988). A 21st-century film from Haiti, Zombi candidat a la presidence ... ou les amours d'un zombi, is also examined. A reading of Heading South (2005), a film about the female tourist industry in the Caribbean, explores zombification as a consumptive process driven by capitalism.

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Author:   Toni Pressley-Sanon
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.286kg
ISBN:  

9780786494248

ISBN 10:   0786494247
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   02 August 2016
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents A Note on Spelling Preface: Zombis/Zombies and Me Introduction: Of History, Neocolonialism, Vodou/Voodoo and the Zombi/Zombie One. White Zombie and I Walked with a Zombie: The Haitian Revolution and White Southern Fears Two. The Love Wanga: The American Occupation and Miscegenation Three. Heading South and Zombification or “Haiti is open for business” Four. The Serpent and the Rainbow and the 1986 Revolution Five. Zombi candidat à la présidence … ou les amours d’un zombi and the Resurgence of La politique de doublure Conclusion: Tasting Salt Chapter Notes Works Cited Index

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“The sociocultural and historical framework Pressley-Sanon structures her text on is one of the book’s many attractions, making it equally fascinating across disciplines...remarkable”—H-Net Reviews.

"""The sociocultural and historical framework Pressley-Sanon structures her text on is one of the book's many attractions, making it equally fascinating across disciplines...remarkable""--H-Net Reviews."

The sociocultural and historical framework Pressley-Sanon structures her text on is one of the book's many attractions, making it equally fascinating across disciplines...remarkable --H-Net Reviews.

Author Information

Toni Pressley-Sanon is an assistant professor at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

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