Myth, media, and culture in Star wars : an anthology / / edited by Douglas Brode, Leah Deyneka.
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 192 p. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction / Douglas Brode
- "Cowboys in Space": Star Wars and the Western Film / Douglas Brode
- Is Star Wars a Modernized Fairy Tale? / Arthur Berger
- From Disneyland to Modesto: George Lucas and Walt Disney / Craig Svonkin
- May the Myth Be with You, Always: Archetypes, Mythic Elements and Aspects of Joseph Campbell's Heroic Monomyth in the Original Star Wars Trilogy / Leah Deyneka
- Not so long ago, not so far away: New Variations on Old Themes: Questioning Star Wars' Revival of Heroic Archetypes / Dan Rubey
- From Sky-Walking to Dark Knight of the Soul: George Lucas' Star Wars Turns to Tragic Drama / John C. McDowell
- Under the Influence of Akira Kurosawa: The Visual Style of George Lucas / Michael Kaminski
- Balancing the Force: How Media Created by Star Wars Now Defines the Franchise / Crystal Renee White
- "A Long Time Ago on a Newsstand Far, Far Away": The Mythic Comic Book Hero in Marvel Comics' Star Wars / Jon Hogan
- The Jedi Network: Star Wars' Portrayal and Inspirations on the Small Screen / Eric Charles
- Gaming in a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Expanded Worlds, Canon Conflicts, and Simplified Morality of Star Wars Video Games / Seth Sommerfeld
- Quentin Tarantino's Star Wars": Digital Cinema, Media Convergence, and Participatory Culture / Henry Jenkins
- Star Wars and the Technophobic Imagination / Cyrus R. K. Patell.