Finding the Force in the Star Wars Franchise : Fans, Merchandise, and Critics

, by Kapell, Matthew Wilhelm

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ISBN: 9780820463339 | 0820463337
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 8/1/2006

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List of Illustrations

List of Tables

xiii

Acknowledgments

Guide: Star Wars Film References

xvii

Introduction: Spectacle, Merchandise, and Influence

(20)

John Shelton Lawrence

Myth

Joseph Campbell, George Lucas, and the Monomyth

(14)

John Shelton Lawrence

The Galactic Way of Warfare

(24)

Stephen P. McVeigh

Pedagogy of (the) Force: The Myth of Redemptive Violence

(16)

Michelle J. Kinnucan

Religion

``Hokey Religions and Ancient Weapons'': The Force of Spirituality

(20)

Jonathan L. Bowen

Rachel Wagner

``I Am a Jedi'': Star Wars Fandom, Religious Belief, and the 2001 Census

(20)

Jennifer E. Porter

Sexuality and Gender

Thawing the Ice Princess

115

(16)

Philip L. Simpson

How the Star Wars Saga Evokes the Creative Promise of Homosexual Love: A Gay-Centered Psychological Perspective

131

(28)

Roger Kaufman

Genetics, Social Order, and Domination

Eugenics, Racism, and the Jedi Gene Pool

159

(16)

Matthew Wilhelm Kapell

Imperial Plastic, Republican Fiber: Speculating on the Post-Colonial Other

175

(12)

Stephanie J. Wilhelm

Playtoys and Collecting

Growing Up in a Galaxy Far, Far Away

187

(4)

Jess C. Horsley

Two Generations of Boys and Their Star Wars Toys

191

(18)

John Panton

Aging Toys and Players: Fan Identity and Cultural Capital

209

(18)

Lincoln Geraghty

Evaluations

Blowing Stardust in Our Eyes: Digital Film Theory and Identification with Imaginary Cameras

227

(16)

Andrew Plemmons Pratt

The Menace of the Fans to the Franchise

243

(22)

Mark McDermott

A Survey of Popular and Scholarly Receptions of the Star Wars Franchise

265

(18)

Bruce Isaacs

Conclusion: Finding Myth in the History of Your Own Time

283

(8)

Matthew Wilhelm Kapell

Appendix: Star Wars Filmography

291

(2)

Contributors

293

(6)

Index

299

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Finding the Force in the Star Wars Franchise : Fans, Merchandise, and Critics

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Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials