Digital Culture & AudioVisual Challenges

Yorgos (Georgios) Drosos is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Audio and Visual Arts of the Ionian University. His research, entitled “Aspects of the Monstrous in 21st Century Audiovisual Fiction”, examines the impressive rise in popularity of the zombie subgenre during the last few decades. His analysis focuses on films, series and video games featuring said monster and draws on semiotics and aesthetics, along with disciplines such as film studies, psychology, anthropology, plus interviews from fans and professionals of the horror scene.