Presentation: Zombie Apocalypse & the Utopian Tradition

Phil Gochenour explores the literary history of the ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE NARRATIVE FROM ITS ROOTS IN WILLIAM MORRIS' UTOPIAN NOVEL _News from Nowhere_ and anarcho-syndicalist political theory, through its reconfiguration in John Wyndham's eco-disaster novel _The Day of the Triffids_ and Max Brooks'_ World War Z._Phil Gochenour received a PhD in comparative literature from Emory University and has held faculty positions at The University of Virginia and Towson State University. Currently he is a Senior Technical Writer for the Engineering Excellence organization at Amazon. ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE IS PRESENTED AS PART OF SFPL’s _SF by the Bay_ celebration of Science Fiction and Fantasy (February – April 2020). sfpl.org/sf-by-the-bay This program takes place 10:30-11:15 a.m. in the Latino Room (Lower Level).