FREN 1880
Prof. Kieran Murphy
Fall 2024
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 12:30pm - 1:45pm
This course discusses the emergence of the zombie figure in the Caribbean and its evolution from colonial Haiti to present-day popular culture having passed through Hollywood. Through movies and literary, historical, and scientific documents, students will study critically how this mass-media icon came to represent deep-rooted anxieties about the modern world.
Course taught in English.
Questions? kieran.murphy@colorado.edu