Myth, Media, and Culture in Star Wars

2012 "Cowboys in Space": Star Wars and the Western FilmCommentary (Essay) 2012 A Long Time Ago on a Newsstand Far, Far Away: The Mythic Comic Book Hero in Marvel Comics' Star WarsCommentary (Essay) 2012 Balancing the Force: How Media Created by Star Wars Now Defines the FranchiseCommentary (Essay) 2012 From Disneyland to Modesto: George Lucas and Walt DisneyCommentary (Essay) 2012 From Sky Walking to Dark Knight of the Soul: George Lucas's Star Wars Turns to Tragic DramaCommentary (Essay) 2012 Gaming in a Galaxy Far, Far Away: The History of the Expanded Worlds, Canon Conflicts, and Simplified Morality of Star Wars Video GamesCommentary (Essay) 2012 Introduction: "Of That Time, of That PlaceCommentary (Essay) 2012 Is Star Wars a Modernized Fairy Tale?Commentary (Essay) 2012 May the Myth Be With You, Always: Archetypes, Mythic Elements, and Aspects of Joseph Campbell's Heroic Monomyth in the Original Star Wars TrilogyCommentary (Essay) 2012 Not So Long Ago not Far Away: New Variations on Old Themes and Questioning Star Wars' Revival of Heroic ArchetypesCommentary (Essay) 2012 Quentin Tarantino's Star Wars?: Digital Cinema, Media Convergence, and Participatory CultureCommentary (Essay) 2012 Star Wars and the Technophobic ImaginationCommentary (Essay) 2012 The Jedi Network: Star Wars' Portrayal and Inspirations on the Small ScreenCommentary (Essay) 2012 Under the Infulence of Akira Kurosawa: The Visual Style of George LucasCommentary (Essay)