How zombies conquered popular culture the multifarious walking dead in the 21st century

"Zombies have become allegorical figures embodying cultural anxieties, but they also serve as models for concepts in economics, political theory, neuroscience, psychology, computer science and astronomy. This critical examination of the 21st century zombie phenomenon explores how and why the pu...

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Main Author: Bishop, Kyle William, 1973- (-)
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers cop. 2015
Series:Contributions to zombie studies
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Summary:"Zombies have become allegorical figures embodying cultural anxieties, but they also serve as models for concepts in economics, political theory, neuroscience, psychology, computer science and astronomy. This critical examination of the 21st century zombie phenomenon explores how and why the public imagination has been overrun by the undead horde"
Physical Description:X, 223 p. ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 207-216), filmografía e índice
ISBN:9780786495412