{"product_id":"culture-identities-and-technology-in-the-star-wars-films","title":"Culture, Identities and Technology in the Star Wars Films","description":"\u003cp\u003e   Released in May 1977, the original \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   The essays in this book analyze the \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Instructors considering this book for use in a course may  request an examination copy here.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54233239617880,"sku":"9780786429103","price":27.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780786429103.jpg?v=1764506732","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/culture-identities-and-technology-in-the-star-wars-films","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}