Romantic Zombies: What Their Representation in Film Means for Racism

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dc.contributor.authorMurphy, Emily
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-02T15:08:57Z
dc.date.available2017-11-02T15:08:57Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionRecommended Citation: Murphy, Emily. “Romantic Zombies: What Their Representation in Film Means for Racism.” Royal Road, 2017. https://doi.org/10.48497/EXNM-SW17.
dc.description.abstractIn cinematic history the representation of zombies began in 1968 with George Romero’s film Night of the Living Dead (Barber 1). In Romero’s film, zombies are depicted as brain-dead, flesh eating monsters. Since Romero’s time, zombies have begun to infiltrate the romantic comedy film genre. Films such as Pretty Dead (2013), Zombie Prom (2006), Warm Bodies (2013) and I Am Legend (2007) have used zombies as romanticized bodies in their plot lines. The shift from brain-dead corpses to possible romantic leads initiates a change from racism and othering to acceptance and tolerance. Films that incorporate zombies through a romantic lens challenge the original use of zombies in America. This challenge motivates audiences to see humanity in a body that has been traditionally separated or discriminated against.
dc.identifier.citationMurphy, Emily. “Romantic Zombies: What Their Representation in Film Means for Racism.” Royal Road, 2017. https://doi.org/10.48497/EXNM-SW17.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.48497/exnm-sw17
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11868/226
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherDepartment of English and Writing, The University of Tampaen_US
dc.subjectZombie filmsen_US
dc.subjectRacismen_US
dc.subjectPretty Dead (2013)en_US
dc.subjectZombie Prom (2006)en_US
dc.subjectWarm Bodies (2013)en_US
dc.subjectI Am Legend (2007)en_US
dc.subjectVodounen_US
dc.subjectMiscegenationen_US
dc.subjectRomance filmsen_US
dc.subjectDiscriminationen_US
dc.titleRomantic Zombies: What Their Representation in Film Means for Racismen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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