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  • Zombies

    par Jennifer Rutherford ...
    Collections series Shortcuts
    Not so long ago zombies rarely shuffled out of B-grade horror movies and cult comic books, but today they are everywhere. Zombies are proliferating, demonstrating an extraordinary capacity to transport fluidly from genre to genre, from the apocalyptic future to the already survived past, and in and out of fictional form.Today they can be found in just about any genre or discourse and as they move ... En savoir plus

    $85.99 CAD

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  • The Walking Dead and Philosophy

    Zombie Apocalypse Now

    Modifié par Wayne Yuen ...
    Collections Livre 68 - Popular Culture and Philosophy
    Rick, Lori, Shane, Carl, Dale, Andrea, and Michonne--human survivors of a zombie apocalypse--don't know much about philosophy, but philosophical ideas continue to shamble on through their world, and there's no excape from them.The Walking Dead is both a hugely successful comics series and a popular TV show. This epic story of a zombie apocalypse is unique. It focuses on the long-term individual, ... En savoir plus

    $20.99 CAD

  • X-Men and Philosophy

    Astonishing Insight and Uncanny Argument in the Mutant X-Verse

    Modifié par William Irwin, Rebecca Housel, J. Jeremy Wisnewski ...
    Collections Livre 11 - The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
    X-Men is one of the most popular comic book franchises ever, with successful spin-offs that include several feature films, cartoon series, bestselling video games, and merchandise. This is the first look at the deeper issues of the X-Men universe and the choices facing its powerful "mutants," such as identity, human ethics versus mutant morality, and self-sacrifice.J. Jeremy Wisnewski (Oneonta, NY ... En savoir plus

    $20.99 CAD

  • Zombies in Western Culture

    A Twenty-First Century Crisis

    par John Vervaeke, Christopher Mastropietro, Filip Miscevic ...
    Why has the zombie become such a pervasive figure in twenty-first-century popular culture? John Vervaeke, Christopher Mastropietro and Filip Miscevic seek to answer this question by arguing that particular aspects of the zombie, common to a variety of media forms, reflect a crisis in modern Western culture.The authors examine the essential features of the zombie, including mindlessness, ugliness ... En savoir plus

    $8.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Zombies, Vampires, and Philosophy

    New Life for the Undead

    par Richard Greene, K. Silem Mohammad ...
    Collections Livre 49 - Popular Culture and Philosophy
    Since 1968's Night of the Living Dead, zombie culture has steadily limped and clawed its way into the center of popular culture. Today, zombies and vampires have taken over TV shows, comic books, cartoons, video games, and movies. Zombies, Vampires, and Philosophy drags the theories of famous philosophers like Socrates and Descartes into the territory of the undead, exploring questions like: Why ... En savoir plus

    $20.99 CAD

  • The Philosophy of Horror

    Modifié par Thomas Fahy ...
    Collections series The Philosophy of Popular Culture
    Sitting on pins and needles, anxiously waiting to see what will happen next, horror audiences crave the fear and exhilaration generated by a terrifying story; their anticipation is palpable. But they also breathe a sigh of relief when the action is over, when they are able to close their books or leave the movie theater. Whether serious, kitschy, frightening, or ridiculous, horror not only arouses ... En savoir plus

    $31.99 CAD

  • Supervillains and Philosophy

    Sometimes, Evil is its Own Reward

    Modifié par Ben Dyer ...
    Collections Livre 42 - Popular Culture and Philosophy
    The devil gets his due in the latest entry in the Pop Culture and Philosophy series. Supervillains and Philosophy features an international cabal of philosophers and comics industry professionals conspiring to reveal the dark details - and deeper meanings - lurking behind today’s most popular comic book monsters. Whether it’s their moral justification for world domination or the wavering ... En savoir plus

    $20.99 CAD

  • Hollywood from Vietnam to Reagan . . . and Beyond

    par Robin Wood ...
    This classic of film criticism, long considered invaluable for its eloquent study of a problematic period in film history, is now substantially updated and revised by the author to include chapters beyond the Reagan era and into the twenty-first century. For the new edition, Robin Wood has written a substantial new preface that explores the interesting double context within which the book can be ... En savoir plus

    $39.99 CAD

  • The Philosophy of Horror

    Or, Paradoxes of the Heart

    par Noel Carroll ...
    Noel Carroll, film scholar and philosopher, offers the first serious look at the aesthetics of horror. In this book he discusses the nature and narrative structures of the genre, dealing with horror as a "transmedia" phenomenon. A fan and serious student of the horror genre, Carroll brings to bear his comprehensive knowledge of obscure and forgotten works, as well as of the horror masterpieces. ... En savoir plus

    $98.99 CAD

  • American Zombie Gothic

    The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of the Walking Dead in Popular Culture

    par Kyle William Bishop ...
    Collections series Contributions to Zombie Studies
    Zombie stories are peculiarly American, as the creature was born in the New World and functions as a reminder of the atrocities of colonialism and slavery. The voodoo-based zombie films of the 1930s and '40s reveal deep-seated racist attitudes and imperialist paranoia, but the contagious, cannibalistic zombie horde invasion narrative established by George A. Romero has even greater singularity. ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • Zombies

    A Cultural History

    par Roger Luckhurst ...
    Zombies: A Cultural History, now available in paperback, sifts materials from anthropology, folklore, travel writing, colonial histories, long-forgotten pulp literature, B-movies, medical history and cultural theory to give a definitive short introduction to the zombie, exploring the manifold meanings of this compelling, slow-moving yet relentless monster. ... En savoir plus

    $17.99 CAD

  • Biting the Error

    Writers Explore Narrative

    Modifié par Gail Scott, Robert Gluck, Camille Roy ...
    What is the best way to tell a story? In this anthology, the first-ever collection of essays by innovative, cutting-edge writers on the theme of narration, forty of the continent's top experimental writers describe their engagement with language, storytelling and the world. The anthology includes renowned writers like Kathy Acker, Dennis Cooper, Nicole Brossard, Daphne Marlatt, Lydia Davis and ... En savoir plus

    $12.99 CAD