Annotated Bibliography

 Noriega, Chon. “Godzilla and the Japanese Nightmare: When ‘Them!’ Is U.S.” Cinema
Journal 27, no. 1 (1987): 63–75. https://doi.org/10.2307/1225324.

This journal illustrates the main theme of Godzilla well, that being the fallout of the atomic
bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of WWII. This journal does a great job of
explaining how America had a hand in the creation of Godzilla.

 Brothers, Peter H. “Japan’s Nuclear Nightmare: How the Bomb Became a Beast Called
‘Godzilla.’” Cinéaste 36, no. 3 (2011): 36–40. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41691033.

This journal emphasizes the cause of Godzilla being the nuclear bomb drop in Japan. The
journal explains how the history of Japan led to the creation of Godzilla.

 Sodei, Rinjiro. “Hiroshima/Nagasaki as History and Politics.” The Journal of American

History 82, no. 3 (1995): 1118–23. https://doi.org/10.2307/2945118.

This journal explains the historical context of Japan surrounding the events that led to the
movie Godzilla. Understanding these contexts is important for understanding the movie.

 Nicholls, Jason. “The Portrayal of the Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki in US and English
School History Textbooks.” Internationale Schulbuchforschung 25, no. 1/2 (2003): 63–
84. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43056532.

The journal explains the differences in how the bombings are portrayed in Japan and how
they are portrayed in the US. This is important in understanding the cultural context of the
film.

 DOWER, JOHN W. “The Bombed: Hiroshimas and Nagasakis in Japanese Memory.”

Diplomatic History 19, no. 2 (1995): 275–95. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24912296.

This journal explains the general Japanese sentiment toward the bombing of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki. This cultural context is vital to understanding the themes and choices made for
Godzilla.

 Ziegler, Robert E. “Killing Space: The Dialectic in John Carpenter’s Films.” The
Georgia Review 37, no. 4 (1983): 770–86. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41398593.

This journal discusses the common themes and techniques present in John Carpenter’s work.
This is important because these themes and techniques carry over to the Thing and can be
important for understanding the film

 White, Eric. “The Erotics of Becoming: Xenogenesis and ‘The Thing.’” Science Fiction
Studies 20, no. 3 (1993): 394–408. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4240279.
This journal discusses the similarities between the movie Xenogenesis and The Thing,
obviously the only focus that matters is The Thing. This can be important though as the
common themes can carry over to this discussion.

 GOODALL, HEATHER, HELEN RANDERSON, and DEVLEENA GHOSH. “Red

Scare.” In Teacher for Justice: Lucy Woodcock’s Transnational Life, 195–222. ANU
Press, 2019. http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvp7d59b.15.

This journal is important as an undeniable part of the themes of this movie come from the
Red Scare and general McCarthyism in the US during the Cold War. This means that this
cultural context is vital when trying to understand the theme of the movie.

 Horowitz, Irving Louis. “Culture, Politics, and McCarthyism.” The Independent Review
1, no. 1 (1996): 101–10. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24560908.

This journal delves further into the state of McCarthyism during and after the Cold War. This
is important to understanding The Thing as the movie deals heavily in the Red Scare and
McCarthyism.

 Schrecker, Ellen. “McCarthyism: Political Repression and the Fear of Communism.”

Social Research 71, no. 4 (2004): 1041–86. http://www.jstor.org/stable/40971992.

This journal talks about the threat of McCarthyism more in depth, which is helpful cultural
context for the movie. This movie deals heavily with themes of McCarthyism and not
knowing who one can trust so it is an important piece of the puzzle.

 The thing. United States: Universal Pictures, 1982.

 Godzilla. Japan: Toho, 1954.