El uso del zombi como construcción metafórica en la ficción televisiva. El caso de In the Flesh

Alberto  Añón Lara

doi:10.24310/Fotocinema.2020.vi21.10020

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Alberto Añón Lara Universidad de Córdoba, España Spain

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https://doi.org/10.24310/Fotocinema.2020.vi21.10020

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Television, Metaphor, Zombie, Homophobia, George A. Romero, In the Flesh

Abstract

Since the 1968 release of Night of the Living Dead (George A. Romero, 1968), the zombie has worked as one of the most important allegorical figures in horror movies. Now that television fictions are in fashion, becoming one of the most remarkable cultural phenomena of recent times, the genre has managed to evolve thanks to the serialized format. The metaphorical potential that characterizes this creature has been revitalized by the appearance of narratives that invite us to put ourselves in its skin, giving it cognitive abilities that make it the protagonist of its own stories. Our aim, therefore, is to study the origin of the humanization of the living dead and, finally, to analyze the television show In the Flesh (BBC Three: 2013-2014), one of the cases that have made the best use of this innovative feature.

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Alberto Añón Lara, Universidad de Córdoba, España

PhD in Cultural Heritage and Territory. Institute of Postgraduate Studies, University of Cordoba (2017-present).
Master in Cinematography. Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, University of Cordoba (2015-2016).

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