Death Becomes Her: Representing Death in Fiction

ROOM 607 - Authors

Friday May 31, 2019 - 12:00 pm to 12:50 pm


Panelists discuss the dead and the dying and the undead. Whether in contemporary novels or fantastical genre fiction, why are we so obsessed about death? From vampires and zombies, to terminal diseases, to death-defying thrill-seekers, what is the lure to creating stories in these worlds. Panelists discuss why death is such an epic storytelling device.


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