MK
Michael K. Bourdaghs
@mbourdaghs.bsky.social
Scholar and translator, modern Japanese literature and culture; I also write fiction, music criticism, and sundry other things. Plus the occasional sumo and baseball post. Faculty at University of Chicago. www.bourdaghs.com
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I have a new article up at Asia Pacific Journal: Japan Focus, open access: "Monstrous Melodies and Island Fantasies: Mothra, The Peanuts, and Japan’s Cold War Cultures." apjjf.org/2024/4/bourd...
Monstrous Melodies and Island Fantasies: Mothra, The Peanuts, and Japan’s Cold War Cultures - The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus
What a great topic! My 6yo has been big into Godzilla/kaiju movies for the past couple of years. He went through several weeks of listening to the Mothra song on a daily basis. I've been wanting to learn more of the background behind the 1960s/70s kaiju movies, so excited to read!
MK
Michael K. Bourdaghs
@mbourdaghs.bsky.social
Scholar and translator, modern Japanese literature and culture; I also write fiction, music criticism, and sundry other things. Plus the occasional sumo and baseball post. Faculty at University of Chicago. www.bourdaghs.com
275 followers499 following84 posts