Transnational Zombie Cinema, 2010 to 2020: Readings in a Mutating Tradition

Transnational Zombie Cinema, 2010 to 2020: Readings in a Mutating Tradition explores how films adapt the zombie myth to localized anxieties, such as neoliberal capitalism, globalization, gender and sexuality, national identity, history, and trauma, and self-definition. It includes examples such as South Koreas Train to Busan (2016), Cubas Juan of the Dead (2011), Malaysias KL24: Zombies (2017), Italys The End? (2017), and Indias Rise of the Zombie (2010).

Format: Unspecified
Length: 292 pages
Publication date: 15 November 2023
Publisher: Lexington Books

Transnational Zombie Cinema, 2010 to 2020: Readings in a Mutating Tradition delves into a selection of films crafted outside the United States during the second decade of the millennial zombie renaissance, closely examining the global repercussions of the Great Recession. These readings delve into the ways in which these films adapt the zombie myth to address localized fears related to neoliberal capitalism, globalization, gender and sexuality, national identity, history, and trauma, as well as the exploration of self-definition within and without cultural and social institutions. By tracing these diverse variations, John R. Ziegler conducts a comprehensive investigation into both well-known and lesser-known examples, including South Korea's Train to Busan (2016), Cuba's Juan of the Dead (2011), Malaysia's KL24: Zombies (2017), Italy's The End? (2017), and India's Rise of the Zombie (2010). Ziegler argues that these films serve as powerful vehicles for exploring contemporary concerns on a global scale, demonstrating the enduring significance of the zombie as a flexible and potent tool for thought. Furthermore, he suggests that the zombie myth continues to evolve and circulate in transnational cinema, retaining its undead vitality as it undergoes further mutations and adaptations.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781666903409