Culture, identities and technology in the Star wars films : essays on the two trilogies /
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| Imprint: | Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2007. |
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| Description: | vi, 237 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; 3 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6276479 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Moving Away from Myth: Star Wars as Cultural Artifact
- Part I. Cultural Contexts
- 1. The Fall of the Rebellion; or, Defiant and Obedient Heroes in a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Individualism and Intertextuality in the Star Wars Trilogies
- 2. Apocalyptic Determinism and Star Wars
- 3. The Star Wars Trilogies and Global Capitalism
- Part II. Identity Politics
- 4. May the Force (Not) Be with You: "Race Critical" Readings and the Star Wars Universe
- 5. Feminism and the Force: Empowerment and Disillusionment in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
- 6. Seduced by the Dark Side of the Force: Gender, Sexuality, and Moral Agency in George Lucas's Star Wars Universe
- Part III. Technology and the Public Imagination
- 7. Kill Binks: Why the World Hated Its First Digital Actor
- 8. "Your Father's Lightsaber": The Fetishization of Objects Between the Trilogies
- 9. The Emperor's New Clones; or, Digitization and Walter Benjamin in the Star Wars Universe
- Contributors
- Works Cited
- Index