Myth, Media, and Culture in Star Wars: An Anthology Book

Acknowledgments Introduction Douglas Brode Chapter 1: “Cowboys in Space“: Star Wars and the Western Film Douglas Brode Chapter 2: Is Star Wars a Modernized Fairy Tale? Arthur Berger Chapter 3: From Disneyland to Modesto: George Lucas and Walt Disney Craig Svonkin Chapter 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 Chapter 5: Not so long ago, not so far away: New Variations on Old Themes; Questioning Star Wars' Revival of Heroic Archetypes Dan Rubey Chapter 6: From Sky-Walking to Dark Knight of the Soul: George Lucas’ Star Wars Turns to Tragic Drama John C. McDowell Chapter 7: Under the Influence of Akira Kurosawa: The Visual Style of George Lucas Michael Kaminski Chapter 8: Balancing the Force: How Media Created by Star Wars Now Defines the Franchise Crystal Renee White Chapter 9: “A Long Time Ago on a Newsstand Far, Far Away: The Mythic Comic Book Hero in Marvel Comics’ Star Wars” Jon Hogan Chapter 10: The Jedi Network: Star Wars’ Portrayal and Inspirations on the Small Screen Eric Charles Chapter 11: Gaming in a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Expanded Worlds, Canon Conflicts, and Simplified Morality of Star Wars Video Games Seth Sommerfeld Chapter 12: "Quentin Tarantino's Star Wars?: Digital Cinema, Media Convergence, and Participatory Culture" Henry Jenkins Chapter 13: Star Wars and the Technophobic Imagination Cyrus R. K. Patell Index About the Contributors About the Editors