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The kaiju film : a critical study of cinema's biggest monsters
- Title
- The kaiju film : a critical study of cinema's biggest monsters / Jason Barr.
- Author
- Barr, Jason, 1976-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | MFL 16-2264 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Details
- Description
- vi, 203 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "The Kaiju (strange monster) film genre has themes that go well beyond the "big monsters stomping on cities" motif. This critical examination of kaiju considers the entirety of the genre, how it has crossed cultures from its original folkloric inspirations in both the U.S. and Japan and how it continues to reflect national values to audiences"--
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-198) and index.
- Includes filmography (pages 183-184).
- Contents
- Introduction: a genre apart -- The Japanese origins of the kaiju -- Disasters, manmade and natural -- International and domestic politics -- Science and the weapons of mass destruction -- America and kaiju -- The body, gender, and kaiju -- The role of nostalgia -- Conclusion: what's next?
- Call Number
- MFL 16-2264
- ISBN
- 9780786499632
- 078649963X
- 9781476623955 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2016001621
- OCLC
- 932578553
- Author
- Barr, Jason, 1976- author.
- Title
- The kaiju film : a critical study of cinema's biggest monsters / Jason Barr.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-198) and index.Includes filmography (pages 183-184).
- Research Call Number
- MFL 16-2264