{"id":16617,"date":"2013-10-30T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T13:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=16617"},"modified":"2013-10-30T05:21:50","modified_gmt":"2013-10-30T10:21:50","slug":"apsu-professors-discuss-zombies-at-nashville-comic-con-and-atlanta-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2013\/10\/30\/apsu-professors-discuss-zombies-at-nashville-comic-con-and-atlanta-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU professors discuss zombies at Nashville Comic-Con and Atlanta symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – \u201cIt would take a perfect storm to achieve a pandemic of zombie apocalypse proportion,\u201d Dr. Amy Thompson, Austin Peay State University associate professor of biology, said during a recent talk at the Nashville Comic Con event.<\/p>\n

Although a zombie apocalypse is purely fictional, she does think the recent zombie craze offers an opportunity to engage students in important, real-life topics, such as the 2009 H1N1 pandemic.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Antonio Thompson and Dr. Amy Thompson are spreading the word about the new scholarly book they are co-editing, \u201cThe Real World Implications of a Zombie Apocalypse.\u201d (Photo by Beth Liggett\/APSU staff)<\/p><\/div>\n

That\u2019s why Thompson and her husband, APSU associate professor of history Dr. Antonio Thompson, are co-editing a new scholarly book, \u201cThe Real World Implications of a Zombie Apocalypse.\u201d McFarland Press will publish the book in Spring 2014.<\/p>\n

The book will consist of 20 chapters that examine the zombie apocalypse from historical, political, military, neurological and biological perspectives. It will also examine the legal and financial implications of such a disaster. The Thompsons are both contributing chapters, as are two of their colleagues \u2013 Dr. James Thompson, APSU biology professor, and Dr. David Steele, chair of the APSU Department of Sociology. On October 19th, all four APSU professors presented a panel discussion on the implications of a zombie apocalypse at Wizard World\u2019s Nashville Comic Con 2013.<\/p>\n

\u201cAustin Peay was very well represented,\u201d Antonio said. \u201cOur panel included all four of the Austin Peay professors who are contributing to the book.\u201d He added that \u201cthe Saturday session was well attended and several of those in the audience were Austin Peay students. We all appreciate the support.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amy Thompson introduced the first two speakers. James Thompson discussed his essay, \u201cThe Rise of the Zombie in Popular Culture.\u201d Antonio Thompson spoke next on political philosophy and government formation following a disaster or zombie apocalypse.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt gave me a rare opportunity to discuss (philosophers) Hobbes and Machiavelli with (\u201cNight of the Living Dead\u201d director George) Romero and (\u201cWalking Dead\u201d creator Robert) Kirkman,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Antonio then introduced the next two speakers, Amy Thompson and David Steele. Amy Thompson examined the role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during such an apocalypse, while Steele talked about \u201cThe Sociological Impact of Zombies.\u201d The panel concluded with a question and answer session that continued well after the panel ended.<\/p>\n

On November 1st, the Thompsons again will discuss an invasion of the undead, but in a more scholarly setting. At 10:30am, they will lead a panel, \u201cLessons Learned From the Zombie Apocalypse,\u201d at the Emory University Center for Ethics\u2019 Second Annual Zombies and \u201cZombethics\u201d symposium.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to discuss the importance of doing this project, and why we wanted to use zombies,\u201d Amy said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to talk about how this project can be used to reach students.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information on these presentations, contact Dr. Antonio Thompson at thompsonas@apsu.edu<\/a> or Dr. Amy Thompson at thompsona@apsu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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