The tropics in occidental imaginaries are typically coded as either edenic paradise or as
hell. It is in the latter mode that they come to be linked with zombies, diseases, and …

This comparative literature thesis showcases a comparative analysis of two seminal works of
Latine Gothic literature: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Vampires of El Norte …

Abstract Transnational Zombie Cinema, 2010 to 2020: Readings in a Mutating Tradition
examines selected films produced outside the United States in the second decade of the …

The purpose of this thesis is to discuss the portrayal of queer characters and specifically
trans and non-binary identities in dystopian fictions in Latin America. Through this lens I …

Four Latin American women authors—Karen Chacek and Gabriela Damián Miravete of
Mexico, and Roberta Spindler and Aline Valek of Brazil—address the current climate crisis …

Afrofuturism is understood as encompassing critical, narratival, aesthetic, and activist
practices that, in the words of Ytasha Womak," redefine culture and notions of blackness for …

Becoming Posthuman looks to dystopian and apocalyptic fiction to interrogate what it means
to be human in a contemporary global landscape marked by neoliberal politics, white …

Christina Yin 340-344 eTropic: electronic journal of studies in the tropics eTropic: electronic
journal of studies in the tropics publishes new research from arts, humanities, social …