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I have organized a panel on "Zombie Studies," inviting<span class="x_x_ContentPasted0"> </span><span class="x_x_x_ContentPasted2 x_x_ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">Dr. David Bering-Porter,<span class="x_x_x_Apple-converted-space x_x_x_ContentPasted2 x_x_ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px"> </span></span>whom
I met at a recent conference at UPenn and who <span class="x_x_x_ContentPasted3 x_x_ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">teaches and researches Black horror, zombies, and digital humanities at The
New School</span>, and our UNF colleague Dr. Andrea Gaytan Cuesta, who is currently teaching a course on the Apocalyptic Imagination in Latin America. While I was admittedly inspired in part by this <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecollegefix.com%2Fyes-zombie-studies-is-a-thing%2F&data=05%7C01%7Ca.pfister%40unf.edu%7Ce9d976bec91645a4a8fb08db21721288%7Cdf29b2fa8929482f9dbb60ff4df224c4%7C1%7C0%7C638140546078198425%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7qen1wToLKYrS5N8bsK5GtI8weCRXQHe7FFzHCzf%2BMU%3D&reserved=0" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://www.thecollegefix.com/yes-zombie-studies-is-a-thing/" shash="zJSV/kHKn4H7GwjjvX5Ywn7wIV9LO8Hf/qOm+M3cpJ1OXryyct/jqtMSGxy8JV5OCYRyaecO/DorZsDhwxwYD80/gb5Sz2Vd7OPqWhFa5jcI0Cf9Z+z0zZCa3YEz0mHH5VgTDWI1389bFXvq0R1QtZvbfkLNmjkZ8RrkguUGRAQ=" class="x_x_ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px">https://www.thecollegefix.com/yes-zombie-studies-is-a-thing/</a></div>
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the tone will not be defensive, but rather a chance to showcase these scholars' brilliant work and what the critical lens of zombie studies and the figure of the zombie might help illuminate. I'm grateful to the Department of English for sponsoring this event.</div>
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I hope you can join us and please share with your students as possible extra credit. I've attached the two-sheet posters (designed by Hayden Palmer) but the one with the author bios also works as a digital flyer to share in Canvas with this announcement:</div>
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<b><span class="x_x_x_ContentPasted1 x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:"Lato Extended",Lato,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; margin:0px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">Dr. David Bering-Porter (The New School) and
Dr. Andrea Gaytan Cuesta (UNF Languages, Literatures, and Cultures) will talk about "Zombie Studies" on Friday, March 31 at 1:00 PM in the UNF Gallery of Art (</span><span class="x_x_x_ContentPasted1 x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:"Lato Extended",Lato,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; margin:0px">Founders
Hall, Building 2, Suite 1001). See attached poster for talk titles and presenter bios. I will be moderating the event and I'm really looking forward to it. Hope to see you there!</span></b><br class="x_x_ContentPasted0">
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<b><span class="x_x_x_ContentPasted1 x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:"Lato Extended",Lato,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; margin:0px">Nicholas de Villiers, Professor of English and Film</span></b></div>
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<font color="#333333" face="Calibri, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont" style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-size:14.666666984558105px"><b>See
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www.mypronouns.org</a> to learn more</b></span></font></p>
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