Download or read book Infected Empires written by Patricia Saldarriaga and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2022-04-15 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Infected Empires examines a central figure in contemporary apocalyptic film: the zombie. This creature reveals bloody truths about the human condition, the wounds of history, and methods of contending with them. Studying films from a transnational perspective, Infected Empires presents a vision of a global zombie that resists oppressive structures that racialize, marginalize, disable, and dispose of bodies.