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Field Reports

Field Reports authored by the Godzilla Mission Field Office Team, reporting on Mission Kaiju_Love_Care_Futures_02026.

Most Field Reports explore a single film in the Godzilla franchise. Some Field Reports are specially commisioned by mission supporters. To commission a Field Report, visit the Hire the Godzilla Mission Team page.

Field Reports are listed chronologically: for the latest Field Report, scroll all the way down.

  1. Kaiju Field Report No. 1 : Initial Findings
  2. Kaiju Field Report No. 2: Seven themes for understanding Godzilla 1954 (and therefore, ourselves)
  3. Kaiju Field Report No. 3: On silence, experimentation, trust, and the fact that time and space are Big
  4. Kaiju Field Report No. 4: Three lessons for humanity regarding narrative power, the myth of apolitical decisions, and the risks of relying on one source of information
  5. Kaiju Field Report No. 5: Five lessons from Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) for humanity regarding greed, abolition, lifecycles, the virtue of being stubborn, and eggs
  6. Kaiju Field Report No. 6: Five lessons for humanity regarding the lineage of ideas, collaboration, silliness, open knowledge, and avoiding trains when fleeing a Big Monster
  7. Kaiju Field Report No. 7: Five lessons for humanity about the violent nature of borders, the risks of jumping out of planes, believing folks’ experiences, the power of collective action, and collective responsibility.
  8. Kaiju Field Report No. 8: Five lessons for humanity about trust and boundaries, consent and bodily autonomy, celebration, the dangers of technofascism and eugenics, consent, and best practices for sole proprietors.
  9. Kaiju Field Report No. 9: Five lessons for humanity from Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) about the power of dance in our fight against fascism, unlearning anti-Indigenous racism, the importance of naps, the benefits of a strict hacky sack routine, and the fact that fascist regimes will destroy everything they can before accepting defeat.
  10. Kaiju Field Report No. 10: Five lessons for humanity from Son of Godzilla (1967) about trusting children, the violence inherent in infinite scale, medicinal plant knowledge, play, and the fact that all of the children are our children.
  11. Kaiju Field Report No. 11: Four lessons for humanity from Destroy All Monsters (1968) regarding the value of science over politics, being wary of dangerous individuals, the basic rights of our more-than-human neighbors, and manufactured consent for fascistic violence.
  12. Kaiju Field Report No. 12: Dr. Tex reports from Kaiju Brroklyn about what Kaiju fans have learned from Godzilla and other kaiju about building better futures.
  13. Kaiju Field Report No. 13:Five lessons for humanity from All Monsters Attack (1969) about pollution and knowing who the real monsters are, the importance of imagination, the merits of practicing skills, dethroning “innovation,” and a reminder of our capability. 
  14. Field Report No. 14: Five lessons from Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) about the importance of Landback, choosing differently, resisting false solutions, the fact that we are a part of nature, and the assertion that capitalism is not reformable and must be dismantled piece by piece.