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I have a friend from Haiti who has met "zombies". According to him, they are basically just brain damaged slaves.
It's sort of fitting that most zombie movies have the theme of "we're the walking dead", given that it takes a real dead-on-the-inside, son-of-a-bitch to give someone brain damage then make them his slave.
It's sort of fitting that most zombie movies have the theme of "we're the walking dead", given that it takes a real dead-on-the-inside, son-of-a-bitch to give someone brain damage then make them his slave.
Remember to get this published so it can get into the Library of Congress so everyone can read it. Also, you may need to narrow down your field of research, it would be a shame if your zombie thesis got rejected for being too broad. If all else fails, become a physics major and do this: "Observation of Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Entanglement on Supraquantum Structures by Induction Through Nonlinear Transuranic Crystal of Extremely Long Wavelength (ELW) Pulse from Mode-Locked Source Array"
That's Gordon Freeman's thesis. I have no life.
That's Gordon Freeman's thesis. I have no life.
Book recommendation for you: World War Z, I believe it was called.
Ah. Here's the wiki for it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_Z
Ah. Here's the wiki for it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_Z
read it, reviewed it, analysed it, learned from it, came up with my own conclusions. read the zombie survival guide as well.
I told you. I'm shit scared of zombies, of course i'd read the motherfucker.
However, thank you for suggesting it nonetheless.
I told you. I'm shit scared of zombies, of course i'd read the motherfucker.
However, thank you for suggesting it nonetheless.
I fear zombies as well, but would never want to research or ever get so knowledgeable about them. Damn man, that's some hardcore work you've done already man.
Fap.
I am nowhere as near afraid of zombies than rotting corpses with supernatural powers.
See: physical form of Alma (F.E.A.R. 2)
I am nowhere as near afraid of zombies than rotting corpses with supernatural powers.
See: physical form of Alma (F.E.A.R. 2)
I'm looking forward to reading this. I don't have an intense fear of zombies, but I'm really interested in their fictional canon versus "real" zombies. And, of course, gunning the pixelated ones down.
If you need a human spell-checker, spartacusmorbidia (at) gmail.com. Seriously, I counted around 10 minor grammatical mistakes in this blog ;)
If you need a human spell-checker, spartacusmorbidia (at) gmail.com. Seriously, I counted around 10 minor grammatical mistakes in this blog ;)
You should read the "Walking Dead" it's an ongoing comic. The most recent issue was #58. Not only is it about a zombie apocalypse, it is one of if not the best comics I have ever read. Once I started I simply went straight through the whole series in one sitting, I couldn't stop. You shouldn't read it just because of the Zombie thing, you should read it because it is awesome.
Also, you might want to take a look at the facebook group "The Hardest Part of a Zombie Apocalypse Will be Pretending I'm Not Excited" which is far as I can tell is one of the largest zombie-devoted facebook groups, and might have an interesting cross section of user created content to examine or people to interview or something.
If you need any research help academically I'm pretty sure my university has one of the largest library systems on the planet, and the online resources are phenomenal. I do a lot of research for my major, so I've used it pretty extensively. If there's a specific resource you need or you want more reputable journal articles let me know. My job involves sitting in a computer lab for three hour chunks with normally nothing to do, so I would be glad to get you anything you need along those lines.
Also, you might want to take a look at the facebook group "The Hardest Part of a Zombie Apocalypse Will be Pretending I'm Not Excited" which is far as I can tell is one of the largest zombie-devoted facebook groups, and might have an interesting cross section of user created content to examine or people to interview or something.
If you need any research help academically I'm pretty sure my university has one of the largest library systems on the planet, and the online resources are phenomenal. I do a lot of research for my major, so I've used it pretty extensively. If there's a specific resource you need or you want more reputable journal articles let me know. My job involves sitting in a computer lab for three hour chunks with normally nothing to do, so I would be glad to get you anything you need along those lines.
I too would love to read this when you're done. I've had more nightmares about zombies than anything else, and I actually have my own survival plan in mind, that I actually do think woud work. I'll probably be the first to die though.
Quantum Zombie said:
"Also, you may need to narrow down your field of research, it would be a shame if your zombie thesis got rejected for being too broad."
This is very good advice. Since zombies are so mainstream right now, if you keep going with the generalized "one-stop-shop" zombie thesis, it's going to get buried rather quickly. I have a friend who's doing his thesis on zombies... he tells me monthly what he's writting about and I forget every time. It's THAT specific.
General rule of thumb for thesis: If you're not putting anything new into the world, it's going to be ignored.
Good luck in your work! I look forward to reading your take on our upcoming zombie apolcalypse.
"Also, you may need to narrow down your field of research, it would be a shame if your zombie thesis got rejected for being too broad."
This is very good advice. Since zombies are so mainstream right now, if you keep going with the generalized "one-stop-shop" zombie thesis, it's going to get buried rather quickly. I have a friend who's doing his thesis on zombies... he tells me monthly what he's writting about and I forget every time. It's THAT specific.
General rule of thumb for thesis: If you're not putting anything new into the world, it's going to be ignored.
Good luck in your work! I look forward to reading your take on our upcoming zombie apolcalypse.
