Star Wars at Fifty
Abstract
This symposium celebrates the 50th anniversary of Star Wars (1977) with nineteen short essays from scholars who discuss its meaning, impact, and legacy. The essays examine the migrations and manifestations of the Star Wars universe across media, including animation, video games, novels, comics, collectibles, and television. The scholars in this symposium explore topics such as race, ethnicity, sexuality, fandom, artificial intelligence, and animals in Star Wars texts.
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Authors: Patrick B. Sharp, Mihaela Mihailova, Jason W. Ellis, David Shipko, Andrew Shephard, Christina Lord, Leigh Edwards, De Witt Kilgore, Sohini Sarah Pillai, Frederick Luis Aldama, Greg Carter, Sharon Sharp, Joshua Pearson, Darryl Dickson‐Carr, Kristin Noone, David Welch, Jamie Woodcock, Marco Fornasaro, Gerry Canavan
Institutions: Vanderbilt University, Florida State University, University of Utah, The University of Texas at Austin, University of Milano-Bicocca, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, King's College London, Marquette University, Indiana University, California State University, Dominguez Hills, University of Alabama, University of North Carolina Wilmington, San Francisco State University, New York City College of Technology, California State University Los Angeles, Kalamazoo College, Irvine Valley College