THE ZOMBIE STUDIES NETWORK IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE OUR UPCOMING ZOMBIE CONFERENCE FOR HALLOWEEN, 2023. HOSTED BY ULSTER UNIVERSITY IN NORTHERN IRELAND,  THE CONFERENCE COINCIDES WITH THE DERRY HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL, EUROPE'S LARGEST HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL.

THE ZOMBIE AS AN ALLEGORY FOR CULTURAL, SOCIAL, AND SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS SPANS ALMOST EVERY DISCIPLINE INCLUDING HUMANITIES, BIOLOGY, MATHEMATICS, ANTHROPOLOGY, ECONOMICS, AND POLITICAL SCIENCE. THIS RANGE OF USE FOR THE ZOMBIE NARRATIVE IS A CLEAR INDICATION OF ITS ADAPTABILITY AND VIABILITY AS A DISTINCT FRAMEWORK FOR CRITICAL THEORY. THIS CONFERENCE WILL SERVE AS A TIMELY AND MUCH-NEEDED PLATFORM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL AND INTERDISCIPLINARY RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN RESEARCHERS, EDUCATORS, PRACTITIONERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES. CONTRIBUTORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE DISCIPLINE

SPECIFIC, AND INTERDISCIPLINARY, EXAMINATIONS OF THE ZOMBIE.

SOME POTENTIAL TOPICS:

* ECOCRITCAL ZOMBIISM
* ZOMBIES IN POPULAR CULTURE
* HISTORICAL/LITERARY MASH-UPS
* THE UNDEAD IN MYTH & FOLKLORE
* ZOMBIES IN SURVIVAL VIDEO GAMES
* ZOMBIES AND CONSUMER CAPITALISM
* LINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVES ON THE UNDEAD
* GLOBALIZATION, REFUGEES, AND MIGRATION
* GENDER/ETHNICITY/RACE AND THE UNDEAD
* NATIONALISM THROUGH THE ZOMBIE NARRATIVES
* ZOMBIISM AND VISUAL CULTURE AND ART HISTORY
* ZOMBIE INFECTIONS AS A METAPHOR FOR PANDEMICS
* RE-EVALUATING THE FUNCTION OF HORROR IN SOCIETY
* DEAD DIGITAL OBJECTS AND UNDEAD ARCHIVAL OBJECTS
* EXPANDING ZOMBIE TROPES IN OTHER FORMS AND FIELDS
* ZOMBIE PHENOMENOLOGY/PHILOSOPHY/PSYCHOANALYSIS
* THE SCIENCE OF ZOMBIISM/THE ZOMBIFICATION OF SCIENCE
* LEGAL ZOMBISM: LAW AND LEGISLATION THAT REFUSES TO DIE
* ZOMBIE VISUALITY: MOTIFS UNIQUE TO THE ZOMBIE"S VISUAL PERSONALITY

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