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American Zombie Gothic : the rise and fall (and rise) of the walking dead in popular culture / Kyle William Bishop ; foreword by Jerrold E. Hogle.
| Author/creator | Bishop, Kyle William, 1973- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©2010. |
| Description | vii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : the zombie film and its cycles. Raising the living dead : the folkloric and ideological origins of the voodoo zombie -- The return of the native : imperialist hegemony and the cinematic voodoo zombie -- The rise of the new paradigm : Night of the living dead and the zombie invasion narrative -- The dead walk the earth : the triumph of the zombie social metaphor in Dawn of the dead -- Humanizing the living dead : the evolution of the zombie protagonist -- Conclusion : the future shock of zombie cinema. |
| Abstract | "This book provides a cultural and critical analysis of the cinematic zombie tradition. Closely examining influential works Victor Halperin's White Zombie, Jacques Tourneur's I Walked with a Zombie, Lucio Fulci's Zombi 2, Dan O'Bannon's The Return of the Living Dead, Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later, and, of course, Romero's entire "Dead" series, it establishes Zombies in Gothic tradition"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes filmography. |
| LCCN | 2009050018 |
| ISBN | 9780786448067 (softcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0786448067 (softcover : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PN1995.9.Z63 B52 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |