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Subject(s)

• Star Wars films—History and criticism [Browse]
• Culture in motion pictures [Browse]

Related name

• Silvio, Carl [Browse]
• Vinci, Tony M. [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Essays [Browse]

Series

• Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; 3. [More in this series]
• Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; 3 [More in this series]

Summary note

"The essays in this book analyze the Star Wars trilogies as a culturally and historically specific phenomenon. Among the topics covered are the connections between the trilogies and our own cultural landscape; the problematic issues of race and gender; and the thematic implications of Lucas' presentation of technology"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-230) and index.

Action note

Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)

Contents

• The fall of the rebellion; or, defiant and obedient heroes in a galaxy far, far away: individualism and intertextuality in the Star wars trilogies / Tony M. Vinci
• Apocalyptic determinism and Star wars / John Lyden
• The Star wars trilogies and global capitalism / Carl Silvio
• May the force (not) be with you: "race critical" readings and the Star wars universe / Christopher Deis
• Feminism and the force: empowerment and disillusionment in a galaxy far, far away / Diana Dominguez
• Seduced by the dark side of the force: gender, sexuality, and moral agency in George Lucas's Star wars universe / Veronica A. Wilson
• Kill Binks: why the world hated its first digital actor / Dan North
• "Your father's lightsaber": the fetishization of objects between the trilogies / Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr.
• The emperor's new clones; or, digitization and Walter Benjamin in the Star wars universe / Graham Lyons and Janice Morris.

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ISBN

• 9780786429103 (softcover : alk. paper)
• 0786429100 (softcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2006038613

OCLC

76750988

RCP

H - S

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