Date of Award
January 2017
Degree Type
Open Access Thesis
Document Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
History
Department Name when Degree Awarded
History
First Advisor
Robert S. Weise
Department Affiliation
History
Second Advisor
Carolyn Renee Dupont
Department Affiliation
History
Third Advisor
Christiane Diehl Taylor
Department Affiliation
History
Abstract
This project aims to illustrate the change in emotions white, middle class Americans experienced towards the atomic bomb during the nineteen forties to early nineteen sixties by examining the popular culture that they produced and consumed. These Americans described the bomb as being an object of beauty, a powerful savior, an object of prosperity, and a weapon of fear. Each of these depictions are examined in their own separate chapter with various popular culture items examined as evidence. A wide range of popular media were inspected for this study, including films, magazines, comic books, cartoons, novels, and even video games.
Copyright
Copyright 2017 Joshua Samuel Scott Cornett
Recommended Citation
Cornett, Joshua Samuel Scott, "Bombs, Bikinis, and Godzilla: America's Fear and Fascination of the Atomic Bomb as Evidenced Through Popular Media, 1946-1962." (2017). Online Theses and Dissertations. 480.
https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/480
