The Five Serizawas and the Practice of Sacrifice: Reframing the Stereotypes of Scientists in Godzilla Media
With the growing popularity of Godzilla and <i>kaijū</i> media, scholarship on these topics is also increasing. While science themes (i.e., nuclearism, genetics, and environmentalism) are regular aspects of these publications, a research gap on the scientists themselves exists. Therefore...
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| description | With the growing popularity of Godzilla and <i>kaijū</i> media, scholarship on these topics is also increasing. While science themes (i.e., nuclearism, genetics, and environmentalism) are regular aspects of these publications, a research gap on the scientists themselves exists. Therefore, this article focuses on the five Serizawas (Daisuke, Eiji, Ishirō, Ren, and Shigeru) of Godzilla media (namely films, novelizations, and a webtoon) to examine their significance. Haynes’ six scientist stereotypes and Frayling’s considerations of how scientists are disconnected from laypeople provide frameworks for the analysis. Yet the complexities of the Serizawas ultimately suggest that interpreting them through a lens of sacrifice (of their families, loves, creations, and lives) provides a more solid thread by which to understand these men and their utilization of what can be deemed ‘Godzilla science’—a method to (re)assert the natural order of the world on (and in) which humans and <i>kaijū</i> must learn to live. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e11dda89fff54965852a087436f946492025-08-20T02:00:23ZengMDPI AGHumanities2076-07872024-11-0113615610.3390/h13060156The Five Serizawas and the Practice of Sacrifice: Reframing the Stereotypes of Scientists in Godzilla MediaRachel L. Carazo0Independent Researcher, Ponchatoula, LA 70454, USAWith the growing popularity of Godzilla and <i>kaijū</i> media, scholarship on these topics is also increasing. While science themes (i.e., nuclearism, genetics, and environmentalism) are regular aspects of these publications, a research gap on the scientists themselves exists. Therefore, this article focuses on the five Serizawas (Daisuke, Eiji, Ishirō, Ren, and Shigeru) of Godzilla media (namely films, novelizations, and a webtoon) to examine their significance. Haynes’ six scientist stereotypes and Frayling’s considerations of how scientists are disconnected from laypeople provide frameworks for the analysis. Yet the complexities of the Serizawas ultimately suggest that interpreting them through a lens of sacrifice (of their families, loves, creations, and lives) provides a more solid thread by which to understand these men and their utilization of what can be deemed ‘Godzilla science’—a method to (re)assert the natural order of the world on (and in) which humans and <i>kaijū</i> must learn to live.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/13/6/156GodzillaDaisuke SerizawaEiji SerizawaIshirō SerizawaRen SerizawaShigeru Serizawa |
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| title | The Five Serizawas and the Practice of Sacrifice: Reframing the Stereotypes of Scientists in Godzilla Media |
| title_full | The Five Serizawas and the Practice of Sacrifice: Reframing the Stereotypes of Scientists in Godzilla Media |
| title_fullStr | The Five Serizawas and the Practice of Sacrifice: Reframing the Stereotypes of Scientists in Godzilla Media |
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| title_short | The Five Serizawas and the Practice of Sacrifice: Reframing the Stereotypes of Scientists in Godzilla Media |
| title_sort | five serizawas and the practice of sacrifice reframing the stereotypes of scientists in godzilla media |
| topic | Godzilla Daisuke Serizawa Eiji Serizawa Ishirō Serizawa Ren Serizawa Shigeru Serizawa |
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