Category Archives: Star Wars

STAR WARS Droid Treatment: Racism or Conflicted Relationship with Robotics?

June 23rd, 2017 | Posted in race, robotics, Star Wars

Previously I’ve shared Robert J. Sawyer’s lecture and critique of George Lucas and Star Wars. In Sawyer’s view, Lucas damaged science fiction for years to come. A part of Sawyer’s critique is the alleged racism behind the way C3PO and R2D2 are treated when they try to enter the cantina bar in the first Star […]

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“The Last Jedi” and Religious Disillusionment

April 21st, 2017 | Posted in religion, science fiction, Star Wars

There is an interesting essay by Britton Peele at GuideLive that connects dots between the trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi and contemporary dissatisfaction with institutional religion. The piece is titled “How Luke’s words in ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ mimic real-world disillusionment with religion.” In the trailer Luke can be heard saying, “I […]

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Saw Gerrera: patriots, terrorists, and perspectives

April 5th, 2017 | Posted in Star Wars, terrorism

A quotation from the Star Wars franchise character Saw Gerra makes for an interesting reflection related to current events. For those that don’t know about this character, here’s some background from StarWars.Wikia.com: Saw Gerrera was a human male resistance fighter who, as a leading member of the Onderon rebels, fought against the Confederacy of Independent […]

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TOR.com: J.J. Abrams and the Homogenization of Geek Pop

January 30th, 2013 | Posted in geek cultures, science fiction, Star Trek, Star Wars

Many fans enjoyed J.J. Abrams work on revisioning Star Trek with his 2009 film and thereby rebooting the franchise. Others, such as myself, were not so pleased with the efforts. After Disney purchased the Star Wars franchise from George Lucas it announced plans for a new film, and the search for a director began. After […]

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Star Wars as Medieval Religious Art

October 19th, 2012 | Posted in art, religion, science fiction, Star Wars

I recently came across a link to some art by Chey Chao that took Star Wars and framed it in the context of Medieval art. Not only is the art interesting, but since Star Wars drew heavily from various mythological sources, has become a mythology in its own right, and provides the basis for the […]

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The People vs. George Lucas: TheoFantastique Podcast 2.7

December 7th, 2011 | Posted in documentary, podcast, Star Wars

I recently had the opportunity to watch the new documentary, The People vs. George Lucas. From the DVD cover and the website: They gave him their love, their money and their online parodies. He gave them… the prequels. The passion the original Star Wars trilogy inspires in its fans is unparalleled; but when it comes […]

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Star Trek vs. Star Wars: Criteria for Assessing “Better” Science Fiction

May 26th, 2011 | Posted in science fiction, Star Trek, Star Wars

Yesterday one of the interesting media features I came across came from College Times. A piece by Janice Vega asked a question with its title “Which is better: Star Trek or Star Wars? Two mega-fans battle it out”. In the piece various facets of the two science fiction franchises are examined in competition and scored […]

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Robert J. Sawyer, “A long time ago,” and science fiction’s social commentary

November 28th, 2010 | Posted in fantasy, race, science fiction, Star Wars

I recently came across a portion of a lecture given by science fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer divided into three installments on YouTube. The lecture is titled “‘A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away….’ my ass!”. Each of the installments can be viewed at the bottom of this post. In the lecture […]

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My Best Friend is a Wookie: One Boy’s Journey to Find His Place in the Galaxy

November 14th, 2010 | Posted in fan cultures, fantasy, geek cultures, Star Wars

Being a person on a lifelong journey with the fantastic I am always interested in the similar journeys of others. One day while following the book promotion of Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks by Ethan Gilsdorf I was pleased to hear of another writer who chronicled a similar journey. Tony Pacitti describes his story in […]

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Culture, Identities and Technology in the Star Wars Films

July 28th, 2010 | Posted in cultural studies, Joseph Campbell, myths, science fiction, Star Wars

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. With it came a lot of television programming related to the Star Wars series of films, and one included commentary from the editors and contributors to Culture, Identities and Technology in the Star Wars Films: Essays on the Two Trilogies (Critical Explorations in Science […]

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