{"product_id":"culture-identities-and-technology-in-carl-silvio-9780786429103","title":"Culture, Identities and Technology in the Star Wars Films: Essays on the Two Trilogies","description":"\u003cp\u003e Released in May 1977, the original \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e movie inaugurated the age of the movie blockbuster. It also redefined the use of cinematic special effects, creating a new textual universe that now stretches through three decades, two trilogies and generations of fascinated viewers. The body of critical analysis that has developed from this epic focuses primarily on the \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e universe as a contemporary myth. However, like any fiction, it must also be viewed--and consequently analyzed--as a product of the culture which created it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The essays in this book analyze the \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e trilogies as a culturally and historically specific phenomenon. Moving away from the traditional myth-based criticism of the films, the essayists employ a cultural studies model to examine how this phenomenon intersects with social formations such as economics, technology, race and gender. Critical approaches are varied and include political and economic analysis informed by feminism, contemporary race theory, Marxism, new media studies and post-humanism. Among the topics covered are the connections between the trilogies and our own cultural landscape; the problematic issues of race and gender; and the thematic implications of Lucas' presentation of technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carl Silvio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786429100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786429103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 5.78w x 0.55d","brand":"Carl Silvio","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947140907263,"sku":"9780786429103","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a6a5ba53-ca53-4325-a9a5-0e0a1cdab066.jpg?v=1681516960","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/culture-identities-and-technology-in-carl-silvio-9780786429103","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}