Participant Info
- First Name
- Emily
- Last Name
- Zarka
- Country
- United States
- State
- AZ Arizona
- emily.zarka@gmail.com
- Affiliation
- Arizona State University | PBS
- Website URL
- http://www.emilyelizabethzarka.com
- Keywords
- literature, British Romanticism, Gothic literature, 19th century literature, monsters, film and media, zombies, the undead
- Availability
- Media Contact
- Additional Contact Information
- PhD
- PhD
Personal Info
- Photo
- About Me
I am a literature scholar with expertise in British Romanticism and the Gothic. I am a monster expert with extensive experience as a public educator, including my work with PBS as the creator, writer, and host of “Monstrum.” My research explores intersections of women, sexuality, material culture, horror, and the monstrous.
- Recent Publications
Popular media:
Creator, Host, and Writer, MONSTRUM. PBS Digital Studios. August 2018–present.
Writer and Host of the award-winning PBS documentary, EXHUMED: A HISTORY OF ZOMBIES (premiered October 30, 2020).
In Press: “The Sexualized Heroics of Rick and Michonne.” Race, Gender and Sexuality in The Walking Dead, Eds. Elizabeth Erwin and Dawn Keetley. McFarland Press. Fall 2018
Published (peer-reviewed): “Annotated Bibliography on the Scholarship of Teaching Jane Austen” with Devoney Looser, Romantic Circles Pedagogies Edition “Teaching Jane Austen.” Spring 2015.
- Media Coverage
- Social Media
- https://twitter.com/ZarkaEmily
- Country Focus
- Expertise by Geography
- Expertise by Chronology
- 18th century, 19th century
- Expertise by Topic
- Book History, Gender, Higher Ed, Material Culture, Women
