We're All Infected: Essays on AMC's the Walking Dead and the Fate of the Human (Contributions to Zombie Studies)

Jefferson N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2014. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. "There's a lot to sink your teeth into here." --Library Journal. As New in all respects. First printing, no others noted. "What does it mean to be human? Several argue that notions of the human must acknowledge the centrality of the body the fact that we share a "blind corporeality" with the zombie. Others address how the human is closely aligned with language and time, the disappearance of which are represented by the aphasic, timeless zombie.Underlying each essay are the game-changing words of The Walking Dead's protagonist Rick Grimes to the other survivors: "We're all infected." The violence of the zombie is also our violence; their blind drives are also ours. The human characters of The Walking Dead may try to define themselves against the zombies but in the end their bodies harbor the zombie virus: they are the walking dead."--from the back cover. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!