FREN 365 - Zombies and Spirits in the Caribbean

FC ARHU CD WINT

4 credits
Before horror movies, television series, and graphic novels, zombies were part of a tradition of Caribbean folklore. The figure of the zombie finds its roots in colonial Haiti where enslaved Africans found meaning in a mythical figure who no longer possessed its own body but belonged to another, instead. Spirits, magic, and sorcery are also an indelible part of the same folk traditions to which the zombie belongs in Guadeloupe, Haiti, and Martinique. This course will expose students to the cultural history of the zombie and spiritual practice in the French Caribbean through film, literature, and contemporary Caribbean art. Taught in French.

Prerequisites: FREN 301 or FREN 309 or FREN 321.