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2026 Spring/Summer
Sep 09, 2026
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ENGL 480AG - Philosophical Ethics and the 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: This course is intended for ENGL Honours students. Students who are not ENGL Honours students require permission of the Department Head to register.*
3.000 Credit hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Seminar

English and Creative Writing Department

Course Attributes:
Senior Level ENGL courses

Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Programs:     
      Bachelor of Arts Honours Co-op
      Bachelor of Arts Honours
Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels:     
      Undergraduate
      Graduate
Must be enrolled in one of the following Majors:     
      English

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