Tag: Monsters
Monsters are everywhere in the Bible – and some are even...
Madadh Richey, Brandeis University
What is a “monster”? For most Americans, this word sparks images of haunted houses and...
Godzilla vs. Kong: A functional morphologist uses science to pick a...
Kiersten Formoso, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
The 2021 film “Godzilla vs. Kong” pits the two...
Rabies’ horrifying symptoms inspired folktales of humans turned into werewolves, vampires...
Jessica Wang, University of British Columbia
In 1855, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported on the gruesome murder of a bride by her new husband. The...
The monster festival: A pilgrimage to small town America
Joseph P. Laycock, Texas State University
One of my hobbies is dragging my patient wife to small towns to study beliefs and practices related to...
George Romero’s zombies will make Americans reflect on racial violence long...
Erin C. Cassese, West Virginia University
“What’s your zombie apocalypse survival plan?”
The question invites the liveliest discussions of the semester. I teach a course...
EXPLORING NATURE
How climate finance to help poor countries became a global shell...
Shannon Gibson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
When Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean in October...
