Field Reports
Beth Bredlau, PhD Candidate at The Media School at IU Bloomington and Founder & Organizer of Godzilla In Bloomington offers three lessons for humanity from Amy Iwanabe’s life and career regarding the power of dance and doing what you love, resilience and determination, and the nature of time.
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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.
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Lessons 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.
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A Trip Report from Dr. Tex "Steve" Collins: Lessons for humanity from Kaiju Brooklyn IV about hope, interdependence, power, and grief.
For the Press
Today is Dr. Tex's birthday, and he is nowhere to be found. In lieu of a Field Report, we offer a few short updates and links to our comrades' writings to which we hope you will click through.
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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.
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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.
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Five lessons for humanity from Ebirah, Horror of the Deep about the power of dance in our fight against fascism, unlearning anti-Indigenous racism, the importance of naps, the benefits of a hacky sack routine, and the fact that fascist regimes will destroy everything before accepting defeat.
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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.
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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.
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Five lessons for humanity regarding the lineage of ideas, collaboration, silliness, open knowledge, and avoiding trains when fleeing a Big Monster
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Five lessons from Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) for humanity regarding greed, abolition, lifecycles, the virtue of being stubborn, and eggs