PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES is a famous “mash-up”—a new creative work made by mixing together disparate cultural pieces. In this case, the classic novel by Jane Austen is reimagined as taking place among zombies and ninjas, mixing elements of English literature and horror and action films. Usually intended as satire, such mash-ups allow us to enjoy an array of cultural elements in a single work and are a direct contradiction to the cultural hierarchy model. A feature-film version of Zombies was released in 2016.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Quirk Books)