{"product_id":"better-off-dead-deborah-christie-9780823234462","title":"Better Off Dead: The Evolution of the Zombie as Post-Human","description":"In an age where anxiety pervades our culture, \u003cem\u003eBetter Off Dead \u003c\/em\u003eexplores whether the zombie resembles our pre-historic past or acts as a mirror showing our present day foes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe zombie is ubiquitous in popular culture: from comic books to video games, to internet applications and homemade films, \u003cstrong\u003ezombies are all around us\u003c\/strong\u003e. Investigating the zombie from an interdisciplinary perspective, with an emphasis on deep analytical engagement with diverse kinds of texts, \u003cem\u003eBetter Off Dead\u003c\/em\u003e addresses some of the more unlikely venues where zombies are found while providing the reader with a classic overview of \u003cstrong\u003ethe zombie's folkloric and cinematic history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat has the zombie metaphor meant in the past? Why does it continue to be so prevalent in our culture? \u003c\/strong\u003eWhere others have looked at the zombie as an allegory for humanity's inner machinations or claimed the zombie as capitalist critique, \u003cstrong\u003ethis collection seeks to provide an archaeology of the zombie\u003c\/strong\u003e-tracing its lineage from Haiti, mapping its various cultural transformations, and suggesting the post-humanist direction in which the zombie is ultimately heading. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eApproaching the zombie from many different points of view, the contributors look across history and across media. Though they represent various theoretical perspectives, the whole makes a cohesive argument: \u003cstrong\u003eThe zombie has not just evolved within narratives; it has evolved in a way that transforms narrative. \u003c\/strong\u003eThis collection announces a new post-zombie, even before the boundaries of this rich and mysterious myth have been completely charted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deborah Christie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0823234460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823234462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fordham University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.59w x 0.94d","brand":"Deborah Christie","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44059888910591,"sku":"9780823234462","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_21408a26-8285-4146-8639-fa9ad5c66f0c.jpg?v=1685060884","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/better-off-dead-deborah-christie-9780823234462","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}