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  In 1977 a single film called Star
Wars exploded on the
consciousness of the world. Since then the franchise created by George
Lucas has become a global entertainment corporation. The merchandise of
the original trilogy was largely confined to toys and games, but those
games have since become computerized, the toys more sophisticated, and
Star Wars has moved into the multi-media environment of the
twenty-first century in ways unimaginable in the long ago world of
1977. Computer games and web sites, novels, animated television shows,
as well as a new trilogy of films have placed Star Wars at the center
of world popular culture.
FINDING THE FORCE
OF THE STAR WARS FRANCHISE brings
together contributors who critically analyze the Star Wars
universe from many perspectives. Topics include war, foreign policy,
gender roles, spirituality and religion, toy play and adult collecting,
creative fandom, race, special effects, and mythology.
Contributors:
Jonathan L. Bowen & Rachel Wagner, Lincoln Geraghty, Jess C.
Horsley, Bruce Isaacs, Matthew Wilhelm Kapell, Roger Kaufman, Michelle
J. Kinnucan, John Shelton Lawrence, Mark McDermott, Stephen McVeigh,
John Panton, Jennifer E. Porter, Andrew Plemmons Pratt, Philip L.
Simpson, Stephanie J. Wilhelm.
Editors: Matthew Wilhelm Kapell is co-editor, with William G. Doty, of Jacking in to the Matrix Franchise: Cultural Reception and Interpretation (2004). John Shelton Lawrence is co-author, with Robert Jewett, of The Myth of the American Superhero (2002) and Captain America and the Crusade Against Evil: The Dilemma of Zealous Nationalism (2003). |
