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The ‘Next People’: and the zombies shall inherit the earth

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posted on 2023-05-22, 19:05 authored by Victoria CarringtonVictoria Carrington
On Halloween night 2014 I stood with thousands of others along the side of a large boulevard in Amsterdam. There was an excited buzz rippling through the crowd and young children zipped in and out, threading their way around their parents and friends, vying for the best viewing locations. Their cries and laughter filled the air alongside the adult conversation and the sound of phones ringing as people attempted to find each other in the crowd. We were all waiting with mounting excitement for the annual Halloween Parade. It was running late. Heads turned down the street, cameras and phones at the ready, watching for any sign that the parade was arriving. Expectation hung in the air. Finally … music. And then a truck disguised as a giant metal dragon belching smoke and music lurched into view, followed by a slow moving phalanx of participants, all in Halloween costumes. Some of the walkers were waving at the crowd, others were ignoring us, while still others lunged at unsuspecting individuals with threatening roars and grimaces. An armada of decorated vehicles, flanked by phalanxes of monsters and ghouls moved slowly along the street.

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Publication title

Generation Z: Zombies, Popular Culture and Educating Youth

Volume

4

Editors

V Carrington, J Rowsell, E Priyadharshini and R Westrup

Pagination

21-35

ISBN

978-981-287-932-5

Department/School

Faculty of Education

Publisher

Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

Place of publication

Switzerland

Extent

13

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Expanding knowledge in education

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