Monday, March 19, 2012

Zombie's Recent Rise in Popularity in Film

My research was around the question, "Why has there been a sudden increase in the number of zombie films?"

Like many other students have said, it would be wise to start early and gather as much information as you can.  There can be a ton of articles and readings out there and it may take you a while to read through and sort out the useful information.  The library might also not have certain articles in stock so you might have to do an Interlibrary loan which may take a few days to receive.  I would also suggest not to miss any classes because the peer reviews and workshops can be very helpful and is useful in keeping you on track with your research.  If you have any questions, the research help desk at the library can be very helpful. 

From what I learned at the library workshop, I searched the databases listed under the "Articles" link from the school library website.  Here are some useful articles I've found and used:


Bishop, Kyle. "Raising The Dead." Journal Of Popular Film And Television 33.4 (2006): 196-205.     Humanities Full Text (H.W. Wilson). Print. 21 Feb. 2012.

Bishop, Kyle. "Dead Man Still Walking: Explaining The Zombie Renaissance." Journal Of Popular Film And Television 37.1 (2009): 16-25. Humanities Full Text (H.W. Wilson). Print. 21 Feb. 2012.

Bishop, Kyle. "The Sub-Subaltern Monster: Imperialist Hegemony And The Cinematic Voodoo Zombie." Journal Of American Culture 31.2 (2008): 141-152. Humanities Full Text (H.W. Wilson). Print. 21 Feb. 2012.

Worland, Rick. "OWI Meets the Monsters: Hollywood Horror Films and War Propaganda, 1942 to 1945"  Cinema Journal (1997): 47-65 Vol. 37, No. 1. Print. 

Comaroff, Jean, and Comaroff, John. "Alien-Nation: Zombie, Immigrants, and Millennial Capitalism. " The South Atlantic Quarterly 101.4 (2002): 779-800. Print

Boluk, Stephanie, and Lenz, Wylie. "Infection, Media, and Capitalism: From Early Modern Plagues to  Postmodern Zombies." The Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies 10.2 (2011): 126-147. Print

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