The Walking Dead in a Dead New York: Family and the Specter of 9/11 in Zone One.

The article focuses on the intersection of apocalypse and personal trauma in Colson Whitehead's "Zone One", specifically examining how the specter of 9/11 influences the portrayal of family and domesticity in a zombie-infested New York City. Topics include the transformation of apocalyptic themes in literature post-9/11, symbolic role of zombies in reflecting historical and familial trauma, and Whitehead's critique of American exceptionalism through the depiction of a decaying nuclear family.