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The Women of Zombie Cinema

When: March 7, 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM Add to Calendar
Tagged: Women's History Month
Filed Under: Activities

Dr. Roger Solberg, English & Theatre Arts Department
Frank G. Pogue Student Center Seminar Room 143

Since the 1930s, almost all of the greatest zombie films have been built around a central female character.  Sometimes, she is a passive, frightened victim, pursued by the living dead. Other times, she is a strong, take-charge figure.  And occasionally, the woman herself is the zombie. This lecture will trace the evolution of zombie movies and the women who make them memorable. We will watch scenes from White Zombie (1932), I Walked with a Zombie (1944), Teenage Zombies (1959), Carnival of Souls (1962), and Night of the Living Dead (1968), as well as scenes from some 21st century zombie epics. Hold on to your brains!