Ronjon Paul Datta
Autor de Race, oppression, and the zombie : essays on cross-cultural appropriations of the Caribbean tradition
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Race, oppression, and the zombie : essays on cross-cultural appropriations of the Caribbean tradition (2011) — Contribuidor — 40 copias
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blakefraina | 7 reseñas más. | Nov 27, 2015 | Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing.
From the origins of zombies in the belief system of Haitian Vodou to the movie 'Night of the Living Dead' considered in the era of Sidney Poitier, to the legacy of orientalism, zombie consumerism, and current-day racial/national conflicts, this wide-ranging collection engages on a great many levels. Some of the essays are more academic than others (perhaps too much so for a general reader), but as a whole they offer a complex look at how a particular cultural tradition has been appropriated to embody a dizzying array of cultural anxieties. I appreciated the breadth of engagement in the topic from a variety of fields.… (más)
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seidchen | 7 reseñas más. | Mar 4, 2012 | Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing.
This anthology of academic research on zombie lore is about the "Caribbean tradition" of the zombie as a reanimated corpse, or a spirit enslaved by a magician. A companion volume, published at the same time by the same editors, deals with the more recent Hollywood tradition of zombies as hordes of flesh-eating drones caused by some sort of catastrophe. The distinction is a valid one. In the United States the "Caribbean tradition," as the editors' introduction and several other contributions argue, has often become tangled up in the country's obsession with race. It's not for nothing that the zombie originated in Haiti, the second oldest republic in the Americas, and the only one created by a rebellion of black creole slaves.
The chapters in the book are uneven, and I won't try to describe each one. It's not the kind of book that usually finds a mass market, but is aimed more at research libraries. Cultural historians, scholars of American studies, and literary types will form their own opinions of the insights offered here. More generally, devoted fans of horror movies and shlock cinema may find this book worth seeking out for its filmography alone.… (más)
The chapters in the book are uneven, and I won't try to describe each one. It's not the kind of book that usually finds a mass market, but is aimed more at research libraries. Cultural historians, scholars of American studies, and literary types will form their own opinions of the insights offered here. More generally, devoted fans of horror movies and shlock cinema may find this book worth seeking out for its filmography alone.… (más)
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Muscogulus | 7 reseñas más. | Jan 9, 2012 | Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing.
A witty, smart, often sophisticated, multi-disciplinary collection of essays reading the cultural symbolism of the zombie. The introduction is excellent, as is the essay on ethnobotanist Wade Davis and that on Orientalism and the zombie. Not all essays are as interesting or rigorous as they could be, but as a collection that takes a trivialized subject seriously, this is a success.
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susanbooks | 7 reseñas más. | Dec 17, 2011 | También Puede Gustarte
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- ½ 3.6
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It may be my loss, but I was unable to continue with this and ultimately passed it on to my sister who is a huge zombie film fanatic and loves to read this sort of dry analysis of the horror film genre. Best of luck to her.… (más)