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 John Shelton Lawrence MYTH 2. Joseph Campbell, George Lucas, and the Monomyth John Shelton Lawrence 3. The Galactic Way of Warfare Stephen P. McVeigh 4. Pedagogy of (the) Force: The Myth of Redemptive Violence Michelle J. Kinnucan RELIGION 5. “Hokey Religions and Ancient Weapons”: The Force of Spirituality Jonathan L. Bowen and Rachel Wagner 6. “I Am a Jedi”: Star Wars Fandom, Religious Belief, and the 2001 Census Jennifer E. Porter SEXUALITY AND GENDER 7. Thawing the Ice Princess Philip L. Simpson 8. How the Star Wars Saga Evokes the Creative Promise of Homosexual Love: A Gay-Centered Psychological Perspective Roger Kaufman GENETICS, SOCIAL ORDER, AND DOMINATION 9. Eugenics, Racism, and the Jedi Gene Pool Matthew Wilhelm Kapell 10. Imperial Plastic, Republican Fiber: Speculating on the Post-Colonial Other Stephanie J. Wilhelm PLAYTOYS AND COLLECTING 11. Growing Up in a Galaxy Far, Far Away Jess C. Horsley 12. Two Generations of Boys and Their Star Wars Toys John Panton 13. Aging Toys and Players: Fan Identity and Cultural Capital Lincoln Geraghty EVALUATIONS 14. Blowing Stardust in Our Eyes: Digital Film Theory and Identification with Imaginary Cameras Andrew Plemmons Pratt 15. The Menace of the Fans to the Franchise Mark McDermott 16. A Survey of Popular and Scholarly Receptions of the Star Wars Franchise Bruce Isaacs 17. Conclusion: Finding the Force of Myth in the History of Your Own Time Matthew Wilhelm Kapell Information and links to contributor web pages can be found on the contributors page. |