Hybrid
Reading Godzilla Through Posthumanism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20248751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns (0000-0002-0014-3752, Universidad de Buenos Aires, corresponding author), Emiliano Aguilar (Universidad de Buenos Aires, corresponding author), Jorge Eduardo Traversa (Universidad de Buenos Aires, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 139 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Humanities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0787 • E-ISSN: 2076-0787 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/h13050139 |
| OpenAlex | W4403604350 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 16 |
This essay proposes to read the classic cycle of Godzilla films (roughly, 1954–1995) using a posthuman perspective that makes its emphasis on animal, vegetal and mineral life. We will use posthuman and materialist philosophy to analyze hybrid monsters as part of new interdisciplinary studies about non-human agencies and their creepy potential. As such, we want to offer the first posthumanist readings of the Godzilla franchise, in time to celebrate its 70 years of existence and, in consequence, highlight how posthumanist the series has always been
Linguistics · Posthumanism · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis · Philosophy · Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction · Artificial Intelligence
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |