This is the seventh episode in our new RAH! Podcast mini series – A Short Introduction to…

In this episode, Xavier Aldana Reyes will be giving us an introduction to Contagion Films with a focus on the Zombie. We will cover:

• How and why the zombie is the perfect embodiment of contagion

• How fear permeates films which deal with contagion, in particular horror films, and how this relates to our thoughts and anxieties surrounding pandemic

• How contagion moves between genres, such as noir, sci-fi and comedy

Episode transcript available soon.

This episode was produced, presented and edited by Lucy Simpson and mixed by Julian Holloway.

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