Ideal Objects: The Dehumanization and Consumption of Racial Minorities in Joyce Carol Oates's Zombie
This essay explores the relationship between race and ideal democratic citizenship in Joyce Carol Oates's novel, Zombie (1995). It argues that in Zombie, white social status is depicted as dependent upon the dehumanization and consumption of racial minorities.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of San Francisco
2016-01-01
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Series: | Bearing Witness: Joyce Carol Oates Studies |
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Online Access: | http://repository.usfca.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1014&context=jcostudies |