One Cut of the Dead (2017) | Episode #47

In this episode, hosts Katherine Troyer and Anthony Tresca discuss the 2017 horror-comedy film One Cut of the Dead. 

Episode Highlights: We explain how, as theater kids, this film utterly charmed us. Using the concept of the metanarrative as our framework, we explore whether this is actually a zombie film (or whether that label even matters!), talk about the film's love of horror, and think about how this film constructs meaning through its multiple layers of reality. 

A Dose of Scholarship: We dive into the concept of metanarratives for this episode. Most good introductions to postmodernism will explore this concept in more detail, and you can also look to the works of Jean-François Lyotard for more. 

This podcast episode first aired on May 19, 2021

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