On le sait tous, Star Wars est une franchise qui dépasse largement le simple aspect cinématographique en tant que tel.
On retrouve donc ici plusieurs textes s’attardant sur un domaine particulier.
Ainsi, divers auteurs discutent de Star Wars en tant que mythe, en tant que religion, en tant que merchandising avec tous ces jouets, en tant que rôle de la femme à travers les films, en tant que collectionneur, en tant qu’aspect colonialiste, en tant que cinéma digital et ainsi de suite sur plus de 300 pages.
SOMMAIRE :
- John Shelton Lawrence: Introduction: Spectacle, Merchandise, and Influence
- John Shelton Lawrence: Joseph Campbell, George Lucas, and the Monomyth
- Stephen P. McVeigh: The Galactic Way of Warfare
- Michelle J. Kinnucan: Pedagogy of (the) Force: The Myth of Redemptive Violence
- Jonathan L. Bowen/Rachel Wagner: «Hokey Religions and Ancient Weapons»: The Force of Spirituality
- Jennifer E. Porter: «I Am a Jedi»: Star Wars Fandom, Religious Belief, and the 2001 Census
- Philip L. Simpson: Thawing the Ice Princess
- Roger Kaufman: How the Star Wars Saga Evokes the Creative Promise of Homosexual Love: A Gay-Centered Psychological Perspective
- Matthew Wilhelm Kapell: Eugenics, Racism, and the Jedi Gene Pool
- Staphanie J. Wilhelm: Imperial Plastic, Republican Fiber: Speculating on the Post-Colonial Other
- Jess C. Horsley: Growing Up in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
- John Panton: Two Generations of Boys and Their Star Wars Toys
- Lincoln Geraghty: Aging Toys and Players: Fan Identity and Cultural Capital
- Andrew Plemmons Pratt: Blowing Stardust in Our Eyes: Digital Film Theory and Identification with Imaginary Cameras
- Mark McDermott: The Menace of the Fans to the Franchise
- Bruce Isaacs: A Survey of Popular and Scholarly Receptions of the Star Wars Franchise
- Matthew Wilhelm Kapell: Conclusion: Finding Myth in the History of Your Own Time.
