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Book SynopsisIn 2010, The Walking Dead premiered on AMC and has since become the most watched scripted program in the history of basic cable. Based on the graphic novel series by Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead provides a stark, metaphoric preview of what the end of civilization might look like: the collapse of infrastructure and central government, savage tribal anarchy, and purposeless hordes of the wandering wounded. While the representation of zombies has been a staple of the horror genre for more than half a century, the unprecedented popularity of The Walking Dead reflects an increased identification with uncertain times.In The Walking Dead Live! Essays on the Television Show, Philip L. Simpson and Marcus Mallard have compiled essays that examine the show as a cultural text. Contributors to this volume consider how the show engages with our own social practicesfrom theology and leadership to gender, race, and politicsas well as how the show reflects matters of masculinity, memory, and surviv
Trade ReviewThe Walking Dead Live!: Essays on the Television Show, edited by Philip L. Simpson and Marcus Mallard, illustrates the depth and breadth in which critical analysis has also evolved to parallel the zombie’s stature in American culture.... With America’s fascination and fear of Others/others, readers will find this anthology a useful research and teaching tool. * Journal of American Culture *
