{"product_id":"giant-creatures-in-our-world-essays-on-kaiju-and-american-popular-culture-9781476668369","title":"Giant Creatures in Our World: Essays on Kaiju and American Popular Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e Dismissed as camp by critics but revered by fans, the \u003ci\u003ekaiju\u003c\/i\u003e or \"strange creature\" film has become an iconic element of both Japanese and American pop culture. From homage to parody to advertising, references to Godzilla--and to a lesser extent Gamera, Rodan, Ultraman and others--abound in entertainment media. Godzilla in particular is so ubiquitous, his name is synonymous with immensity and destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this collection of new essays, contributors examine \u003ci\u003ekaiju\u003c\/i\u003e representations in a range of contexts and attempt to define this at times ambiguous genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCamille D.G. Mustachio\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor of English at Germanna Community College in Fredericksburg, Virginia. She is a specialist in medieval and Renaissance literature with research interests in cultural studies, popular culture, and higher education pedagogy. She lives in Richmond, Virginia. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Barr\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor at Blue Ridge Community College. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eAfrican American Review, Explicator, The Journal of Continuing Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Caribbean Literatures\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He lives in Weyers Cave, Virginia.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50337977991442,"sku":"9781476668369","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ad18a147-3f2b-41c4-83b2-d9677d21478f.jpg?v=1727973545","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/giant-creatures-in-our-world-essays-on-kaiju-and-american-popular-culture-9781476668369","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}