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William Buehler Seabrook

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"White Zombie" in white font on green background, with illustration of eyes over the text and clasped hands below the text

Colonialism Birthed the Zombie Movie

The first feature-length zombie movie emerged from Haitians’ longstanding association of the living dead with slavery and exploited labor.

by Livia Gershon, Jennifer Fay via JSTOR Daily on October 31, 2022

Photograph of John Gunther, an American journalist.

The Book That Unleashed American Grief

John Gunther’s “Death Be Not Proud” defied a nation’s reluctance to describe personal loss.

by Deborah Cohen via The Atlantic on March 8, 2022

Man Ray looking through a frame.

Man Ray’s Slow Fade From the Limelight

Man Ray made art that looked like the future. How did he become a minor figure?

by Jeremy Lybarger via The New Republic on October 7, 2021

Zombie Flu: How the 1919 Influenza Pandemic Fueled the Rise of the Living Dead

Did mass graves in the influenza pandemic help give rise to the living dead?

by Elizabeth Outka via The Conversation on October 28, 2019

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