Unraveling Resident Evil: Essays on the Complex Universe of the Games and FilmsNadine Farghaly Resident Evil is a multidimensional as well as multimedia universe: Various books, graphic novels, games and movies (the fifth one came out in 2012) all contribute to this enormous universe. The new essays written for this volume focus on this particular zombie manifestation and its significance in popular culture. The essayists come from very different fields, so it was possible to cover a wide range and discuss numerous issues regarding this universe. Among them are game theory, the idea of silence as well as memory, the connection to iconic stories such as Alice in Wonderland, posthumanism and much more. A lot of ground is covered that will facilitate further discussions not only among Resident Evil interested persons but also among other zombie universes and zombies in general. Most of these essays focus on the female figure Alice, a character revered by many as a feminist warrior. |
Contents
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Remembering Repeating and Working Through Daniel Müller | 19 |
The Allure of Incongruity Adam M Crowley | 34 |
ArtHorror and Agency Stephen Cadwell | 45 |
Survival Horror Metaculture and the Fluidity of Video Game Genres Broc Holmquest | 62 |
Alices Use of Rhetorical Silence as Feminist Strategy Suzan E Aiken | 80 |
My name is Alice and I remember everything Surviving Sexual Abuse in the Resident Evil Films James Stone | 99 |
Chris Redfield and the Curious Case of Weskers Sunglasses Nicolas J Lalone | 135 |
Interrogating the Aliceness of Alice Hannah Priest | 150 |
Alice and the Teaching of Scientific Ethics Kristine Larsen | 167 |
The Question of Normalcy Within Diseased and Disabled Bodies JL Schatz | 186 |
Project Alice and the Posthuman in the Films Margo Collins | 201 |
Living Memory and Undead History Simon Bacon | 216 |
About the Contributors | 235 |
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