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2026 Winter
May 17, 2026
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ENGL 817AG - Literary Theory: Ethics and Zombies
Embodying contemporary anxieties of apocalyptic disaster, zombies summon fundamental ethical questions. This course examines the zombie in literature, film, the graphic novel, and the TV series The Walking Dead through the lens of bio-ethical theory and philosophers such as Kant, Nietzsche, Jonas, Arendt, and Levinas. *Note: Students may receive credit for one of ENGL 817AG or ENGL 417AG.*
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Graduate
Schedule Types: Lecture, Examination

English and Creative Writing Department

Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels:     
      Graduate

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