First Advisor

Hildy Miller

Date of Award

Spring 5-24-2024

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in English and University Honors

Department

English

Language

English

Subjects

zombies, racial, psychoanalytic, close reading, literature review

DOI

10.15760/honors.1572

Abstract

This piece explores the evolution of the Western cinematic zombie, from its spawning to its reappropriation and echoes that are seen throughout the current landscapes of cinema today. It presents the axiom of the genre with White Zombie (1932) and how it has evolved into the contemporary creature we know and love today. The paper examines a throughline from cultural origin and how this has developed and becomes a critical lens for widely spread bureaucratic systems currently in place.

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/42174

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