{"product_id":"beyond-zombie-politics-the-art-of-george-a-romeros-cinema-hardback-9781496860262","title":"Beyond Zombie Politics; The Art of George a. Romero's Cinema (Hardback) 9781496860262","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBeyond Zombie Politics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Art of George a. Romero's Cinema\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Roche (Edited by), Adrienne Boutang (Edited by), Claire Cornillon (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496860262\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 November 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages, 48 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With \u003ci\u003eBeyond Zombie Politics \u003c\/i\u003eRoche, Boutang, and Cornillon have assembled a collection that completely revolutionizes how we can, and should, think about Romero as an artist, about film theory as a translator, and about cinema as a medium. This is an innovative, forward-thinking, and necessary intervention into writing about Romero and his work and marks the start of a new chapter in the further exploration of this unique artist and those he worked with.\" - Wickham Clayton, author of \u003ci\u003eSEE! HEAR! CUT! KILL! Experiencing \"Friday the 13th\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book stages new and necessary interventions in the study of popular cinema. Its primary strengths lie in the close attention it pays to often overlooked facets of Romero’s filmography, its novel use of theory, and its careful engagement with existing scholarship in both English and French. A well-organized and comprehensive study, \u003ci\u003eBeyond Zombie Politics\u003c\/i\u003e will have a significant impact on how scholars and fans think about Romero, his work, his contexts, and his intertexts.\" - Miranda Corcoran, author of \u003ci\u003eWitchcraft and Adolescence in American Popular Culture: Teen Witches\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eContributions by Julien Achemchame, Julie Assouly, David Church, Suzanne Desrocher-Romero, Hélène Frazik, Pierre Jailloux, Nicolas Labarre, Sophie Lécole-Solnychkine, Janice Loreck, Stella Louis, Kingsley Marshall, Krista Mitchell, Karen D. Thornton, and Arnaud Widendaële \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Best known for \u003ci\u003eNight of the Living Dead\u003c\/i\u003e (1968) and its sequels, George A. Romero (1940–2017) was a writer, editor, director, producer, and influential pioneer of the horror film genre. \u003ci\u003eBeyond Zombie Politics: The Art of George A. Romero’s Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e gathers a group of contributors to explore Romero’s work beyond the \u003ci\u003eLiving Dead \u003c\/i\u003efilms with two parallel but complementary tendencies within twenty-first-century film studies: the renewed interest in horror aesthetics and the emphasis on filmmaking as a collaborative practice. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Opening with an original interview with Suzanne Desrocher-Romero, who shares her views on the late director’s craft and influence, the anthology is divided into three sections that deal with genre, visual and musical motifs, and the (re)creative process. Each chapter adopts fresh methodologies to focus on an area that has received little academic study. Contributors investigate the films’ relation to subgenres like the counterculture movie or the witchcraft film; their debt to slapstick comedy or the recurrence of specific visual motifs like hands; the editing and the handling of space; the use of make-up and music; the films’ relation to comics; and their adaptation into other media. Authored by established and up-and-coming experts of horror and the Fantastic, the chapters in \u003ci\u003eBeyond Zombie Politics\u003c\/i\u003e aim to offer fresh insights into an important body of work, to contribute to current studies of the evolution of horror aesthetics, and to map the borders between exploitation, independent, and mainstream film.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction —David Roche, Adrienne Boutang and Claire Cornillon\u003cbr\u003eInterview with Suzanne Desrocher-Romero —Julien Achemchame\u003cbr\u003ePart I. Genre, Culture, and Identity\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 The Specter of Failure: Personal and Professional Disillusionment in George A. Romero’s Counterculture Trilogy —David Church\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2 From Pittsburgh to Pennsyltucky: Romero’s Pennsylvania Through the Lens of Critical Regionalism —Julie Assouly\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3 Feminist Investments: Women, Empowerment, and Witchcraft in Jack’s Wife —Janice Loreck\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4 Slapstick in George A. Romero’s Horror Comedies: The \"Crazy Body\" and Relentless Repetition —Arnaud Widendaële\u003cbr\u003ePart II. Visual and Aural Motifs\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5 Seeing with Your Hands, Touching with Your Eyes: Visuality and Hapticity in the Films of George A. Romero —Sophie Lécole-Solnychkine\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6 Nightmares of Confinement: An Analysis of a Key Motif of Romero’s Films —Hélène Frazik \u003cbr\u003eChapter 7 \"I Am Dead\": Unnatural Editing in the Films of George A. Romero —Pierre Jailloux\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8 \"There Is No Real Magic\": The Fantastic in George A. Romero’s Sound Worlds —Krista Mitchell \u003cbr\u003ePart III. Collaboration and Adaptation\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9 Library Music and the Zombie Score: Soundtrack as Animator and Agitator in Dawn of the Dead (1978) —Kingsley Marshall\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10 Makeup Artists of the Dead and the Creation of the Romerian Monster —Stella Louis\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11 Authenticity, Nostalgia, and Playfulness in Creepshow —Nicolas Labarre\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12 Audacious Spectacle or Postmodern Deconstruction? NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD—REMIX —Karen D. Thornton\u003cbr\u003eFilmography \u003cbr\u003eBibliography \u003cbr\u003eContributors \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52607745032472,"sku":"9781496860262","price":66.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/beyond-zombie-politics-the-art-of-george-a-romeros-cinema-hardback-9781496860262","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}