Arts, Sciences, and Engineering Film and Media Studies
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-116384 FMST 299-1 Atomic Creatures: Godzilla Fall 2021 4.0 Closed
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
TR 1400 1515 Meliora Room 209
Enrollment: Enrolled     
18 		Capacity     
18
Co-Located: CLTR 214M-2 (P), CLTR 414M-2, ENGL 259-2, ENGL 459-2, FMST 299-1, FMST 499-2, JPNS 214-2, JPNS 214W-1
Instructors: Joanne Bernardi
Description: A focused study of Godzilla on film, beginning with the 1954 film that inspired and helped define the Japanese kaiju eiga genre. The larger context of the course is a critical investigation of genre film, specifically the science fiction/horror/creature-feature film, and a careful consideration of the culture of war (World War II through 21st century). We begin with a sampling of seminal non-Japanese titles that provided the foundation for the Godzilla film paradigm, then focus on a close textual study of select Godzilla films that help us understand the historical and social contexts for Godzilla’s erratic trajectory since 1954. Recent DVD releases with both dubbed and original Japanese language versions enable us to dissect the culturally generated permutations of kaiju eiga. No prerequisites, no audits.
Offered: Fall Spring Summer
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-99356 FMST 299-1 Atomic Creatures: Godzilla Fall 2020 4.0 Closed
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
TR 1400 1515 Online Room 11 (ASE)
Enrollment: Enrolled     
13 		Capacity     
13
Co-Located: CLTR 214M-2 (P), CLTR 414M-2, ENGL 259-2, ENGL 459-2, FMST 299-1, FMST 499-2, JPNS 214-2
Instructors: Joanne Bernardi
Description: A focused study of Godzilla on film, beginning with the 1954 film that inspired and helped define the Japanese kaiju eiga genre. The larger context of the course is a critical investigation of genre film, specifically the science fiction/horror/creature-feature film, and a careful consideration of the culture of war(World War II through 21st century). We begin with a sampling of seminal non-Japanese titles that provided the foundation for the Godzilla film paradigm, then focus on a close textual study of select Godzilla films that help us understand the historical and social contexts for Godzilla’s erratic trajectory since 1954. Recent DVD releases with both dubbed and original Japanese language versions enable us to dissect the culturally generated permutations of kaiju eiga.
Offered: Fall Spring Summer