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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
- Description
- xiv, 192 p.; 24 cm.
- Subject
- 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