This course explores the history and cultural meaning(s) of the zombie, a monster figure whose unnatural lifespan stretches from the transatlantic slave trade and the Haitian Revolution to Hollywood blockbusters and primetime TV. Across written, graphic, and audiovisual narratives, zombies raise profound questions about important topics, such as race, racism, and (neo)colonialism; religion and spirituality; class, capitalism, and consumerism; biomedicine and contagion; disability; and environmentalism. Through close reading analysis, structured class discussion, and argumentative writing, students will engage these thematic concerns in relation to their own identities and experiences.