Zombies, Monsters, Ghosts: Living with the Undead. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours

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Prerequisite: ANT 1013 or ANT 2043 recommended. Why and how have so many people, across the world and over time, so strongly believed in the existence of terrifying and fantastical beings who live beyond death? What can our cultural imaginaries and experiences of the undead — in visual art, oral narrative, written text, and physical interaction — tell us about social life in different settings and times? This course addresses these questions through an anthropological exploration of the “undead,” focusing on creatures that “haunt” human lives. In discussing these creatures, it offers a unique anthropological perspective on morality, social memory, and the cultural construction of reality. Course Fees: LRLF $10.27; STLF $18.48.