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   nadinestorying (nadinestorying@zirk.us)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Sep-2024 16:03:02 JST nadinestorying

   “The shift from the Afro-Caribbean zombie to the U.S. zombie is clear: in Caribbean folklore, people are scared of becoming zombies, whereas in U.S. narratives, people are scared of zombies. This shift is significant because it maps the movement from the zombie as victim (Caribbean) to the zombie as an aggressive and terrifying monster who consumes human flesh (U.S.).

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     pettter (pettter@mastodon.acc.umu.se)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Sep-2024 16:06:48 JST pettter

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     @nadinestorying You can see the remnants of the Carribean view e.g. in the first Dawn of the Dead