In recent years, many international relations scholars have been discussing films, books, and television programs featuring zombies, largely because such narratives are thought to provide a compelling metaphor for thinking about a diverse array of contemporary threats. These range from relatively traditional threats posed by violent terrorists to nontraditional threats from epidemics or mass migration. However, because zombie narratives are generally apocalyptic, employing them can provide a misleading and dangerous understanding of international security. By contrast, satirical and comedic zombie stories provide interesting alternative narratives that coincide with the emancipatory objectives of critical security studies. Satirical narratives focusing on elites characteristically critique these powerful figures, often revealing them to be self-centered buffoons. Indeed, satire and black comedy can be quite subversive, reflecting critical and potentially transformative notions—about threats and other dimensions of security politics. Comedies typically center upon ordinary people, emphasize their regular lives, and end happily—aligning with the aspirations of the human security agenda.

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嘲笑僵尸启示录：喜剧和讽刺叙事的价值

近年来，许多国际关系学者一直在讨论以僵尸为特征的电影，书籍和电视节目，主要是因为这种叙述被认为是思考各种当代威胁的引人注目的隐喻。从暴力恐怖分子所构成的相对传统的威胁到流行病或大规模移民所带来的非传统威胁，其范围很广。但是，由于僵尸叙事通常是世界末日，因此采用僵尸叙事可能会对国际安全产生误导和危险的理解。相比之下，讽刺和喜剧僵尸故事提供了有趣的替代性叙述，与关键安全研究的解放目标相吻合。针对精英的讽刺叙事特征性地批评了这些有力的人物，经常发现它们是以自我为中心的丑角。的确，讽刺和黑色喜剧可能具有很大的颠覆性，反映出关于威胁和安全政治的其他方面的批判性和潜在的变革性观念。喜剧通常以普通百姓为中心，强调其正常生活，并快乐地结束，这与人类安全议程的要求相吻合。