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The Zombie Renaissance in Popular Culture

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Editors:
  1. Laura Hubner

    1. University of Winchester, UK

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  2. Marcus Leaning

    1. University of Winchester, UK

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  3. Paul Manning

    1. University of Winchester, UK

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. The Zombie Renaissance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • Laura Hubner, Marcus Leaning, Paul Manning
      Pages 3-14

    3. An Infected Population: Zombie Culture and the Modern Monstrous

      • Ian Conrich
      Pages 15-25

    4. ‘I always wanted to see how the other half lives’: The Contemporary Zombie as Seductive Proselyte

      • Kyle William Bishop
      Pages 26-38

  3. Zombies Go to the Movies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39
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    2. Archiving Gore: Who Owns Zombie Flesh Eaters?

      • Laura Hubner
      Pages 41-55

    3. Consumerism and the Undead City: The Silent Hill and Resident Evil Films

      • Antonio Sanna
      Pages 56-69

    4. The Undead Down Under

      • Steven Allen
      Pages 70-87

  4. Zombies Invade Television, Video Games and Music

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
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    2. Rocking with the Undead: How Zombies Infected the Psychobilly Subculture

      • Jane Dipple
      Pages 91-106

    3. A Utilitarian Antagonist: The Zombie in Popular Video Games

      • Nathan Hunt
      Pages 107-123

    4. Zombies and the Sociological Imagination: The Walking Dead as Social-Science Fiction

      • Darren Reed, Ruth Penfold-Mounce
      Pages 124-138
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This collection addresses the significant cultural phenomenon of the 'zombie renaissance' – the growing importance of zombie texts and zombie cultural practices in popular culture. The chapters examine zombie culture across a range of media and practices including films games, music, social media, literature and fandom.

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  • University of Winchester, UK

    Laura Hubner, Marcus Leaning, Paul Manning

About the editors

Steven Allen, University of Winchester, UK Emma Austin, University of Portsmouth, UK Kyle William Bishop, Southern Utah University, USA Ian Conrich, University of South Australia, Australia Jane Dipple, University of Winchester, UK Laura Hubner, University of Winchester, UK Nathan Hunt, University of Derby, UK Marcus Leaning, University of Winchester, UK Paul Manning, University of Winchester, UK Fran Mason, University of Winchester, UK Ruth Penfold-Mounce, University of York, UK Darren Reed, University of York, UK Antonio Sanna, University of Cagliari, Italy Toby Venables, Anglia Ruskin University, UK

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