Gojira (Godzilla) Readings

The required readings on Gojira (Godzilla) for the Techno-Orientalism class on 18 Sept 07 are:

1. (OASIS) Chon Noriega, “Godzilla and the Japanese Nightmare: When “Them!” is U.S.” From Cinema Journal, Vol. 27, No. 1 (Autumn, 1987), pp. 63-77.

2. (OASIS) Susan J. Napier, “Panic Sites: The Japanese Imagination of Disaster from Godzilla to Akira.” From Journal of Japanese Studies, Vol. 19, No. 2 (Summer, 1993), pp. 327-351.

3. (WWW) “American Experience: MacArthur: People & Events: Emperor Hirohito.” http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/macarthur/peopleevents/pandeAMEX97.html. (Or, go to http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/macarthur/index.html, click on “People & Events” in the left column, and on the next page, click on “Emperor Hirohito” at the top of the page.)

OASIS = Readings can be downloaded from the course OASIS site.
WWW = Can be found on the World Wide Web.