Rousseau, Romero, and Romanticism: The Living and Living Dead

• In Event: Political Transformations and Memory in TV and Film

Brief Overview

Romero uses zombies to show the difference between life and living. His critique of liberalism is rooted within Rousseau’s thought, as he finds liberalism – through reshaping politics, economics, science, and more – prevents humans from fully living.

Author

• Benjamin Isaak Gross, Jacksonville State University