View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Scholars Commons Wilfrid Laurier University Scholars Commons @ Laurier Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive) 2014 Fight the Dead, Fear the Living: Post-Apocalyptic Narratives of Fear, Governance and Social Control Samantha Lynn Kolpin Wilfrid Laurier University,
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[email protected]. Running head: FEAR, GOVERNANCE AND SOCIAL CONTROL 1 Fight the Dead, Fear the Living: Post-Apocalyptic Narratives of Fear, Governance and Social Control Samantha Kolpin Wilfrid Laurier University FEAR, GOVERNANCE AND SOCIAL CONTROL 2 Abstract Post-apocalyptic narratives and themes have become increasingly popular in film, television and graphic novels. By imagining a society without the state, post-apocalyptic narratives are able to explore concerns about current forms of governance and social control. The post-apocalyptic narrative is particularly relevant in a post-9/11 society where public concerns about security and governance are prominent. In this study, I examined the potential allegorical function of the zombie narrative found in Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead.