Sigmund Shen

Sigmund Shen holds a doctorate in English Literature from New York University and earned his bachelor's degree from Queens College. He is currently Associate Professor of English at LaGuardia Community College / CUNY and Chair of the LaGuardia chapter of the Professional Staff Congress. He has published essays about the original Gojira, the Final Fantasy film and game series, George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead, and the politics of higher education funding.

Destroy All Dogmas: The Politics of Daikaiju Eiga

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On November 3, 1954, Ishiro Honda’s original Gojira was released in Japan.  In the sixty years since, this creation has inspired twenty-seven sequels, as well as decades of spinoffs and satires; books and blogs; and T-shirts and toys.  Meanwhile, other cinema monsters, from favorites like King Kong and Mothra to newcomers like Cloverfield and The … Read more