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Myth, media, and culture in Star wars : an anthology

Title
Myth, media, and culture in Star wars : an anthology / edited by Douglas Brode, Leah Deyneka.
Publication
Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2012.

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Additional Authors
  • Brode, Douglas, 1943-
  • Deyneka, Leah, 1971-
Description
xiv, 192 p.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Star Wars films > History and criticism
  • Myth in motion pictures
  • Culture in motion pictures
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: "Of that time, of that place" / Douglas Brode -- 1. "Cowboys in Space": Star Wars and the Western Film / Douglas Brode -- 2. Is Star Wars a Modernized Fairy Tale? /dr Arthur Berger -- 3. From Disneyland to Modesto: George Lucas and Walt Disney / Craig Svonkin -- 4. 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 -- 5. Not so Long Ago, Not so Far Away: New Variations on Old Themes: Questioning Star Wars' Revival of Heroic Archetypes / Dan Rubey -- 6. From Sky-Walking to Dark Knight of the Soul: George Lucas' Star Wars Turns to Tragic Drama / John C. McDowell -- 7. Under the Influence of Akira Kurosawa: The Visual Style of George Lucas / Michael Kaminski -- 8. Balancing the Force: How Media Created by Star Wars Now Defines the Franchise / Crystal Renee White -- 9. A Long Time Ago on a Newsstand Far, Far Away: The Mythic Comic Book Hero in Marvel Comics' Star Wars / Jon Hogan -- 10. The Jedi Network: Star Wars' Portrayal and Inspirations on the Small Screen / Eric Charles -- 11. Gaming in a Galaxy Far, Far Away: The History of the Expanded Worlds, Canon Conflicts, and Simplified Morality of Star Wars Video Games / Seth Sommerfeld -- 12. Quentin Tarantino's Star Wars?: Digital Cinema, Media Convergence, and Participatory Culture / Henry Jenkins -- 13. Star Wars and the Technophobic Imagination / Cyrus R.K. Patell.
Call Number
MFLP (Star Wars) 12-6282
ISBN
  • 9780810885127 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0810885123 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
2012003282
OCLC
774867731
Title
Myth, media, and culture in Star wars : an anthology / edited by Douglas Brode, Leah Deyneka.
Imprint
Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2012.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Brode, Douglas, 1943-
Deyneka, Leah, 1971-
Research Call Number
MFLP (Star Wars) 12-6282
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