Queering the Family in The Walking Dead

Queering the Family in The Walking Dead
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 127
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ISBN-10 : 9783319997988
ISBN-13 : 331999798X
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Book Synopsis Queering the Family in The Walking Dead by : John R. Ziegler

Download or read book Queering the Family in The Walking Dead written by John R. Ziegler and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-09 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces how The Walking Dead franchise narratively, visually, and rhetorically represents transgressions against heteronormativity and the nuclear family. The introduction argues that The Walking Dead reflects cultural anxiety over threats to the family. Chapter 1 examines the destructive competition created by heteronormativity, such as the conflict between Rick and Shane. Chapter 2 focuses on the actual or attempted participation of characters such as Carol and Negan in queer relationships. Chapter 3 interprets zombies as queer antagonists to heteronormativity, while Chapter 4 explores the incorporation of zombies into the lives of characters such as the Governor and the Whisperers. The conclusion asserts that The Walking Dead presents both queer alternatives to and damaging contradictions within the traditional heterosexual family model, helping to question this model and to consider the struggle of queer American families. Overall, this study holds special interest for students and scholars of queerness, zombies, and the family.


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