Myth, media, and culture in Star wars [[electronic resource] ] : an anthology / / edited by Douglas Brode, Leah Deyneka |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (207 p.) |
Disciplina | 791.43/75 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BrodeDouglas <1943->
DeynekaLeah <1971-> |
Soggetto topico |
Star Wars films - History and criticism
Myth in motion pictures Culture in motion pictures |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-84272-5
9786613711557 0-8108-8513-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452769203321 |
Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2012 | ||
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Myth, media, and culture in Star wars [[electronic resource] ] : an anthology / / edited by Douglas Brode, Leah Deyneka |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (207 p.) |
Disciplina | 791.43/75 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BrodeDouglas <1943->
DeynekaLeah <1971-> |
Soggetto topico |
Star Wars films - History and criticism
Myth in motion pictures Culture in motion pictures |
ISBN |
1-280-84272-5
9786613711557 0-8108-8513-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779264803321 |
Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2012 | ||
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Myth, media, and culture in Star wars [[electronic resource] ] : an anthology / / edited by Douglas Brode, Leah Deyneka |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (207 p.) |
Disciplina | 791.43/75 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BrodeDouglas <1943->
DeynekaLeah <1971-> |
Soggetto topico |
Star Wars films - History and criticism
Myth in motion pictures Culture in motion pictures |
ISBN |
1-280-84272-5
9786613711557 0-8108-8513-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813035603321 |
Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2012 | ||
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Sex, politics, and religion in Star wars [[electronic resource] ] : an anthology / / edited by Douglas Brode, Leah Deyneka |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (193 p.) |
Disciplina | 791.43/75 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BrodeDouglas <1943->
DeynekaLeah <1971-> |
Soggetto topico |
Star Wars films - History and criticism
Sex in motion pictures Politics in motion pictures Religion in motion pictures |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-99792-3
9786613769534 0-8108-8515-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. A Rocky Road to Star Wars: The Early Life and Career of George Lucas; Chapter 2. Star Wars in Black and White: Race and Racism in a Galaxy Not So Far Away; Chapter 3. Beyond Judeo-Christianity: Star Wars and the Great Eastern Religions; Chapter 4. May the Force Be with Jew: The Jedi-Hebraic Connection; Chapter 5. Star Wars: An Exhibition in Cold War Politics; Chapter 6. Fighting the Evil Empire: Star Wars, the Strategic Defense Initiative, and the Politics of Science Fiction
Chapter 7. Lightsabers, Political Arenas, and Marriages for Princess Leia and Queen AmidalaChapter 8. The Over-Soul of the Force: Emersonian Transcendentalism in the Star Wars Saga; Chapter 9. George Lucas and Freud's Anal Stage Manifestations of Excretory and Vaginal Fear in THX 1138 and Star Wars; Chapter 10. Homosexual Romance and Self-Realization in Star Wars; Chapter 11. The War for Star Wars; Chapter 12. Defining the Jedi Order; Chapter 13. The Empire Strikes Back: Deeper and Darker; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452585803321 |
Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2012 | ||
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Sex, politics, and religion in Star wars [[electronic resource] ] : an anthology / / edited by Douglas Brode, Leah Deyneka |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (193 p.) |
Disciplina | 791.43/75 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BrodeDouglas <1943->
DeynekaLeah <1971-> |
Soggetto topico |
Star Wars films - History and criticism
Sex in motion pictures Politics in motion pictures Religion in motion pictures |
ISBN |
1-280-99792-3
9786613769534 0-8108-8515-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. A Rocky Road to Star Wars: The Early Life and Career of George Lucas; Chapter 2. Star Wars in Black and White: Race and Racism in a Galaxy Not So Far Away; Chapter 3. Beyond Judeo-Christianity: Star Wars and the Great Eastern Religions; Chapter 4. May the Force Be with Jew: The Jedi-Hebraic Connection; Chapter 5. Star Wars: An Exhibition in Cold War Politics; Chapter 6. Fighting the Evil Empire: Star Wars, the Strategic Defense Initiative, and the Politics of Science Fiction
Chapter 7. Lightsabers, Political Arenas, and Marriages for Princess Leia and Queen AmidalaChapter 8. The Over-Soul of the Force: Emersonian Transcendentalism in the Star Wars Saga; Chapter 9. George Lucas and Freud's Anal Stage Manifestations of Excretory and Vaginal Fear in THX 1138 and Star Wars; Chapter 10. Homosexual Romance and Self-Realization in Star Wars; Chapter 11. The War for Star Wars; Chapter 12. Defining the Jedi Order; Chapter 13. The Empire Strikes Back: Deeper and Darker; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779119103321 |
Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2012 | ||
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Sex, politics, and religion in Star wars [[electronic resource] ] : an anthology / / edited by Douglas Brode, Leah Deyneka |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (193 p.) |
Disciplina | 791.43/75 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BrodeDouglas <1943->
DeynekaLeah <1971-> |
Soggetto topico |
Star Wars films - History and criticism
Sex in motion pictures Politics in motion pictures Religion in motion pictures |
ISBN |
1-280-99792-3
9786613769534 0-8108-8515-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. A Rocky Road to Star Wars: The Early Life and Career of George Lucas; Chapter 2. Star Wars in Black and White: Race and Racism in a Galaxy Not So Far Away; Chapter 3. Beyond Judeo-Christianity: Star Wars and the Great Eastern Religions; Chapter 4. May the Force Be with Jew: The Jedi-Hebraic Connection; Chapter 5. Star Wars: An Exhibition in Cold War Politics; Chapter 6. Fighting the Evil Empire: Star Wars, the Strategic Defense Initiative, and the Politics of Science Fiction
Chapter 7. Lightsabers, Political Arenas, and Marriages for Princess Leia and Queen AmidalaChapter 8. The Over-Soul of the Force: Emersonian Transcendentalism in the Star Wars Saga; Chapter 9. George Lucas and Freud's Anal Stage Manifestations of Excretory and Vaginal Fear in THX 1138 and Star Wars; Chapter 10. Homosexual Romance and Self-Realization in Star Wars; Chapter 11. The War for Star Wars; Chapter 12. Defining the Jedi Order; Chapter 13. The Empire Strikes Back: Deeper and Darker; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825209103321 |
Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2012 | ||
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Star Wars and the History of Transmedia Storytelling / edited by Sean Guynes and Dan Hassler-Forest |
Autore | Guynes Sean A |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam University Press, 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s) |
Disciplina | 791 |
Collana | Transmedia: Participatory Culture and Media Convergence |
Soggetto topico | Star Wars films - History and criticism |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
Soggetto non controllato | Star Wars, media franchising, transmedia, science fiction, popular culture |
ISBN |
9789048537433
9048537436 9789462986213 9462986215 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | "Thank the Maker!": George Lucas, Lucasfilm, and the Legends of Transtextual Authorship across the Star Wars Franchise / Tara Lomax -- Han Leia Shot First: Transmedia Storytelling and the National Public Radio Dramatization of Star Wars / Jeremy W. Webster -- From Sequel to Quasi-Novelization: Splinter of the Mind's Eye and the 1970s Culture of Transmedia Contingency / Matthew Freeman -- Another Canon, Another Time: The Novelizations of the Star Wars Films / Thomas Van Parys -- Franchising Empire: Parker Brothers, Atari, and the Rise of LucasArts / Stefan Hall -- "You must feel the Force around you!": Transmedia Play and the Death Star Trench Run in Star Wars Video Games / Drew Morton -- Transmedia Character Building: Textual Crossovers in the Star Wars Universe / Lincoln Geraghty -- The Digitizing Force of Decipher's Star Wars Customizable Card Game / Jonathan Rey Lee -- Publishing the New Jedi Order: Media Industries Collaboration and the Franchise Novel / Sean Guynes -- How Star Wars Became Museological: Transmedia Storytelling in the Exhibition Space / Beatriz Bartolome Herrera and Philipp Dominik Keidl -- Adapting the Death Star into LEGO: The Case of LEGO Set #10188 / Mark J.P. Wolf -- Invoking the Holy Trilogy: Star Wars in the Askewniverse / Andrew M. Butler -- Chasing Wild Space: Narrative Outsides and World-Building Frontiers in Knights of the Old Republic and The Old Republic / Cody Mejeur -- From Transmedia Storytelling to Transmedia Experience: Star Wars Celebration as a Crossover/Hierarchical Space / Matt Hills -- Space Bitches, Witches, and Kick-Ass Princesses: Star Wars and Popular Feminism / Megen de Bruin-Mole -- Some People Call Him a Space Cowboy: Kanan Jarrus, Outer Rim Justice, and the Legitimization of the Obama Doctrine / Derek R. Sweet -- The Kiss Goodnight from a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Experiencing Star Wars as a Fan-Scholar on Disney Property / Heather Urbanski -- Formatting Nostalgia: IMAX Expansions of the Star Wars Franchise / Allison Whitney -- Fandom Edits: Rogue One and the New Star Wars / Gerry Canavan. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220062503321 |
Guynes Sean A | ||
Amsterdam University Press, 2017 | ||
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Star Wars and the History of Transmedia Storytelling / edited by Sean Guynes and Dan Hassler-Forest |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s) |
Disciplina | 791 |
Collana | Transmedia: Participatory Culture and Media Convergence |
Soggetto topico | Star Wars films - History and criticism |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
Soggetto non controllato | Star Wars, media franchising, transmedia, science fiction, popular culture |
ISBN |
9789048537433
9048537436 9789462986213 9462986215 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | "Thank the Maker!": George Lucas, Lucasfilm, and the Legends of Transtextual Authorship across the Star Wars Franchise / Tara Lomax -- Han Leia Shot First: Transmedia Storytelling and the National Public Radio Dramatization of Star Wars / Jeremy W. Webster -- From Sequel to Quasi-Novelization: Splinter of the Mind's Eye and the 1970s Culture of Transmedia Contingency / Matthew Freeman -- Another Canon, Another Time: The Novelizations of the Star Wars Films / Thomas Van Parys -- Franchising Empire: Parker Brothers, Atari, and the Rise of LucasArts / Stefan Hall -- "You must feel the Force around you!": Transmedia Play and the Death Star Trench Run in Star Wars Video Games / Drew Morton -- Transmedia Character Building: Textual Crossovers in the Star Wars Universe / Lincoln Geraghty -- The Digitizing Force of Decipher's Star Wars Customizable Card Game / Jonathan Rey Lee -- Publishing the New Jedi Order: Media Industries Collaboration and the Franchise Novel / Sean Guynes -- How Star Wars Became Museological: Transmedia Storytelling in the Exhibition Space / Beatriz Bartolome Herrera and Philipp Dominik Keidl -- Adapting the Death Star into LEGO: The Case of LEGO Set #10188 / Mark J.P. Wolf -- Invoking the Holy Trilogy: Star Wars in the Askewniverse / Andrew M. Butler -- Chasing Wild Space: Narrative Outsides and World-Building Frontiers in Knights of the Old Republic and The Old Republic / Cody Mejeur -- From Transmedia Storytelling to Transmedia Experience: Star Wars Celebration as a Crossover/Hierarchical Space / Matt Hills -- Space Bitches, Witches, and Kick-Ass Princesses: Star Wars and Popular Feminism / Megen de Bruin-Mole -- Some People Call Him a Space Cowboy: Kanan Jarrus, Outer Rim Justice, and the Legitimization of the Obama Doctrine / Derek R. Sweet -- The Kiss Goodnight from a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Experiencing Star Wars as a Fan-Scholar on Disney Property / Heather Urbanski -- Formatting Nostalgia: IMAX Expansions of the Star Wars Franchise / Allison Whitney -- Fandom Edits: Rogue One and the New Star Wars / Gerry Canavan. |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996309057203316 |
Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , [2018] | ||
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Star Wars multiverse / / Carmelo Esterrich |
Autore | Esterrich Carmelo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Brunswick : , : Rutgers University Press, , 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (177 pages) |
Disciplina | 791.4375 |
Collana | Quick Takes: Movies and Popular Culture |
Soggetto topico |
Star Wars fiction - History and criticism
Star Wars films - History and criticism PERFORMING ARTS / General |
Soggetto non controllato | Star Wars, Star Wars Multiverse, multiverse, George Lucas, Lucasfilm, The Mandalorian, Clone Wars, political oppression, authoritarianism, colonialism, discrimination, xenophobia, war, gender, sexuality, human, droids, Star Wars fandom, diversity, popular culture, movie, television, film |
ISBN | 1-9788-1529-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE: Seriously, Star Wars -- 1 NAVIGATING A MULTIVERSE: Watching, Reading, Wearing Star Wars -- 2 HUMANS AND CREATURES + DROIDS: Hierarchies of Life -- 3 IMPERIAL DESIRES: War, Order, Colonialism -- 4 BEYOND PRINCESSES AND FLYBOYS: Gender and Sexuality in Star Wars -- CONCLUSION: Star Wars, Seriously -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- FURTHER READING -- WORKS CITED -- FILMOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794655903321 |
Esterrich Carmelo
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New Brunswick : , : Rutgers University Press, , 2021 | ||
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Star Wars multiverse / / Carmelo Esterrich |
Autore | Esterrich Carmelo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Brunswick : , : Rutgers University Press, , 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (177 pages) |
Disciplina | 791.4375 |
Collana | Quick Takes: Movies and Popular Culture |
Soggetto topico |
Star Wars fiction - History and criticism
Star Wars films - History and criticism PERFORMING ARTS / General |
Soggetto non controllato | Star Wars, Star Wars Multiverse, multiverse, George Lucas, Lucasfilm, The Mandalorian, Clone Wars, political oppression, authoritarianism, colonialism, discrimination, xenophobia, war, gender, sexuality, human, droids, Star Wars fandom, diversity, popular culture, movie, television, film |
ISBN | 1-9788-1529-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE: Seriously, Star Wars -- 1 NAVIGATING A MULTIVERSE: Watching, Reading, Wearing Star Wars -- 2 HUMANS AND CREATURES + DROIDS: Hierarchies of Life -- 3 IMPERIAL DESIRES: War, Order, Colonialism -- 4 BEYOND PRINCESSES AND FLYBOYS: Gender and Sexuality in Star Wars -- CONCLUSION: Star Wars, Seriously -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- FURTHER READING -- WORKS CITED -- FILMOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812262803321 |
Esterrich Carmelo
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New Brunswick : , : Rutgers University Press, , 2021 | ||
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