One of the more unusual and popular classes that has been offered during UA's Interim Term, Zombies! The Living Dead in Literature offers insight into the roles zombies play in the modern psyche and its art. These podcasts were originally recorded by Sean Hoade, instructor of the zombies class, and…
Sean Hoade and the University of Alabama
Got flesh? Interviewer Matt Scalici asks UA Instructor Sean Hoade about how the idea of "zombie as cannibal" got started, where the craving for brains might come from, and how zombies may be the ultimate survivalists... if they weren't already dead.
Interviewer Matt Scalici asks UA Instructor Sean Hoade about how the metaphysical idea of zombies actually has a lot to say about more accepted religious ideas, and about life itself.
Learn about the "fake" fright of zombie movies and literature reflects very real anxieties about modern living.
Learn about how zombies in film, literature, and culture reflect society's prejudices, fears, and hopes in areas of race, gender, and religion.
Don't you want to know how the desires of the undead shine light on those of the not-yet-dead?
Explore why the familiarity of zombies in film, literature, and culture make them that much scarier -- and more interesting to study.
Explore the basics of zombies in film, literature, and culture.
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