Culture Identities And Technology In The Star Wars Films
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Culture Identities and Technology in the Star Wars Films
Author | : Carl Silvio,Tony M. Vinci |
Publsiher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 245 |
Release | : 2017-06-09 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9781476611068 |
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Released in May 1977, the original Star Wars movie inaugurated the age of the movie blockbuster. It also redefined the use of cinematic special effects, creating a new textual universe that now stretches through three decades, two trilogies and generations of fascinated viewers. The body of critical analysis that has developed from this epic focuses primarily on the Star Wars universe as a contemporary myth. However, like any fiction, it must also be viewed—and consequently analyzed—as a product of the culture which created it. The essays in this book analyze the Star Wars trilogies as a culturally and historically specific phenomenon. Moving away from the traditional myth-based criticism of the films, the essayists employ a cultural studies model to examine how this phenomenon intersects with social formations such as economics, technology, race and gender. Critical approaches are varied and include political and economic analysis informed by feminism, contemporary race theory, Marxism, new media studies and post-humanism. 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. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Identity Politics in George Lucas Star Wars
Author | : John C. McDowell |
Publsiher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 209 |
Release | : 2016-03-04 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9781476662862 |
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George Lucas spoke about the didactic role of cinema and about his own work being presented through the "moral megaphone" of the film industry. A considerable body of scholarship on the six-part Star Wars series argues (unconvincingly) that the franchise promoted neo-conservatism in American culture from the late 1970s onward. But there is much in Lucas' grand space opera to suggest something more ideologically complex is going on. This book challenges the view of the saga as an unambiguously violent text exemplifying reactionary politics, and discusses the films' identity politics with regard to race and gender.
Science Fiction and the Two Cultures
Author | : Gary Westfahl,George Slusser |
Publsiher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 291 |
Release | : 2009-06-01 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780786442973 |
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Essays in this volume demonstrate how science fiction can serve as a bridge between the sciences and the humanities. The essays show how early writers like Dante and Mary Shelley revealed a gradual shift toward a genuine understanding of science; how H.G. Wells first showed the possibilities of combining scientific and humanistic perspectives; how writers influenced by Gernsback's ideas, like Isaac Asimov, illustrated the ways that literature could interact with science and assist in its progress; and how more recent writers offer critiques of science and its practitioners.
Ambiguity in Star Wars and Harry Potter
Author | : Christina Flotmann |
Publsiher | : transcript Verlag |
Total Pages | : 395 |
Release | : 2014-03-31 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9783839421482 |
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The study combines theories of myth, popular culture, structuralism and poststructuralism to explain the enormous appeal of »Star Wars« and »Harry Potter«. Although much research already exists on both stories individually, this book is the first to explicitly bring them together in order to explore their set-up and the ways in which their structures help produce ideologies on gender and ethnicity. Hereby, the comparison yields central insights into the workings of modern myth and uncovers structure as integral to the success of the popular genre. It addresses academic audiences and all those wishing to approach the tales from a fresh angle.
Interpreting Star Wars
Author | : Miles Booy |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 199 |
Release | : 2021-01-14 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9781501364730 |
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Upon its initial release in 1977, many critics regarded Star Wars as a childish retort to the mature American cinema of the seventies. Though full of sound and fury, some felt that it signified nothing. Four decades later, the significations are multiple as interpretations of the film's strange imagery and metaphoric potential continue to pile up. Interpreting Star Wars analyses and contextualises the dominant trends in Star Wars interpretation from the earliest reviews, through Lucasfilm's attempts to use its position as copyright holder to promote a single meaning, to the 21st century where the internet has rendered such authorial control impossible and new entries to the canon present new twists on old hopes.
The Politics of Big Fantasy
Author | : John C. McDowell |
Publsiher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 231 |
Release | : 2014-07-02 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9780786474882 |
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Bringing critical attention to a particular set of science fiction and fantasy films--Larry and Andy Wachowski's The Matrix, George Lucas' Star Wars saga, and Joss Whedon's Avengers--this book utilizes a wide-ranging set of critical tools to illuminate their political ideologies, while also examining any resistant and complicating turns or byways the films may provide. What they all have in common ideologically is that they--or at least the genres they belong to--tend to be regarded as belonging to politically conservative frames of sociocultural reference. With the Star Wars saga, however, this idea is shown to be superficial and weak.
Disney s Star Wars
Author | : William Proctor,Richard McCulloch |
Publsiher | : Fandom & Culture |
Total Pages | : 409 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9781609386436 |
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"In 2012, Disney purchased production studio Lucasfilm, which meant it also inherited the beloved Star Wars franchise. This corporate marriage sent media critics and fans into a frenzy of speculation about what would happen next with the hugely popular series. Disney's Star Wars gathers twenty-one noted fan and media studies scholars from around the world to examine Disney's revival of the franchise. Covering the period from Disney's purchase through the release of The Force Awakens in December 2015, these essays examine the significance of this transitional period from the intertwined perspectives of the studios, storytellers, marketers and audiences involved. For many, Star Wars is a vitally important cultural text. How did these fans anticipate, interpret, and respond to the steady stream of production stories, gossip, marketing materials, merchandise, and other sources in the build-up to the movie's release?"--
Star Wars Meets the Eras of Feminism
Author | : Valerie Estelle Frankel |
Publsiher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 2018-10-15 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781498583879 |
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This book traces the changing representation of female characters in the Star Wars franchise through the lens of the four feminist waves, arguing that while the original trilogy reflects the second wave of feminism, the prequels mirror the girl power era that followed, and the sequels are helping define a new fourth wave of inclusion and diversity.