Biopolitics of the Zombie Corpses: Collectivity, Contagion, and Alterity.
Inasmuch as the society is considered as a body today, social problems should be defined accordingly, as problems of hygiene and cleanliness. In this regard, various representations of zombie corpses in zombie movies can be conceived as concrete examples of threat and a perception of disease. In thi...
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Vilnius University
2023
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=174046301&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 174046301 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 13921126 3D4C jtl: Problems / Problemos issn: 13921126 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2023 vid: 104 pid: 16037 pub: Vilnius University artinfo: ui: 174046301 10.15388/Problemos.2023.104.8 ppf: 104 ppct: 15 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 3MB tig: atl: Biopolitics of the Zombie Corpses: Collectivity, Contagion, and Alterity. aug: au: Kartal, Onur affil: Aydin Adnan Menderes University, Turkey su: Pride & Prejudice (Book : Austen) Other (Philosophy) Zombies Dead Humanity Prejudices Social problems Hygiene sug: subj: Pride & Prejudice (Book : Austen) Other (Philosophy) Zombies Dead Humanity Prejudices Social problems Hygiene keyword: Alterity Biopolitics Contagion Corpse Zombie biopolitika kitybė lavonas užkratas zombis ab: Inasmuch as the society is considered as a body today, social problems should be defined accordingly, as problems of hygiene and cleanliness. In this regard, various representations of zombie corpses in zombie movies can be conceived as concrete examples of threat and a perception of disease. In this article, I claim that the zombie figures in cinema bear a positive potential for the social life of humanity, and I will define this potential as a new opportunity for meeting the absolute alterity. Within this context, I analyse 28 Weeks Later and The World War Z and The Girl with All the Gifts to put forth the idea that what enables emancipation of humanity is contagion and alterity. Rather than destroying the capitalist rationalization without offering any alternatives, zombie corpses enounce the birth of a new form of social life as analysed through Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Kadangi šiandieninė visuomenė yra laikoma kūnu, socialines problemas reikėtų apibrėžti atitinkamai kaip higienos ir švaros problemas. Šiuo atžvilgiu daugybė zombių lavonų vaizdavimo atvejų zombių filmografijoje gali būti suvokiami kaip konkretūs grėsmės bei ligos suvokimo pavyzdžiai. Šiame straipsnyje teigiama, kad zombių atvaizdai kine turi teigiamo potencialo žmonijos socialiniam gyvenimui, o šis potencialas apibūdinamas kaip nauja galimybė susidurti su absoliučia kitybe. Šiame kontekste nagrinėjami filmai „Po 28savaičių" (angl. „28 Weeks Later"), „Pasaulinis karas Z" (angl. „The World War Z") bei „Naujoji karta Z" (angl. „The Girl with All the Gifts") iškeliant mintį, kad būtent užkratas ir kitybė įgalina žmonijos emancipaciją. Vietoj kapitalistinės racionalizacijos griovimo nepasiūlant jokių alternatyvų, zombių lavonai skelbia naujos socialinės formos gimimą, kuris tyrinėjamas pasitelkiant filmą „Puikybė ir prietarai, ir zombiai" (angl. „Pride and Prejudice and Zombies"). pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Problems / Problemos is the property of Vilnius University and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Problems / Problemos holder: Vilnius University dt: @attributes: year: 2023 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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