Reading Guide for Kieran Murphy's article "White Zombie"

1. “White
Zombie”
Reading
Guide
As
you
read,
focus
on
identifying
the
main
point
of
each
paragraph
or
section.
Write
the
main
point
in
the
margin
(or
take
notes).
Do
not
get
hung
up
on
specific
details,
like
author
names.
Underline
all
of
the
words
you
do
not
know.
Underline
all
of
the
different
descriptions
or
definitions
of
“zombie”
that
you
come
across.
What
is
the
relationship
between
slavery
and
the
zombie?
Why
is
voodoo
a
subversive
force
in
Haitian
politics,
according
to
Murphy?
Why
do
you
think
the
zombie
originated
in
Haiti?