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Janice Liedl
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Clones and Hybridity
Clones and Hybridity
Artificial Intelligence: A New Hope?
Artificial Intelligence: A New Hope?
Finding Our Lack of Blind Faith Refreshing: Why the Love of the Saga Means Being Critical
Finding Our Lack of Blind Faith Refreshing: Why the Love of the Saga Means Being Critical
Introduction (Transmedia Franchise of Star Wars TV)
Introduction (Transmedia Franchise of Star Wars TV)
Foreword (Transmedia Franchise of Star Wars TV)
Foreword (Transmedia Franchise of Star Wars TV)
The Space Community and the Princess: Reworking the American Space Program's Public Image from "Miss Nasa" to Princess Leia
The Space Community and the Princess: Reworking the American Space Program's Public Image from "Miss Nasa" to Princess Leia
Feminist Icons Wanted; Damsels in Distress Need Not Apply
Feminist Icons Wanted; Damsels in Distress Need Not Apply
The Galaxy's Military-Industrial Complex
The Galaxy's Military-Industrial Complex
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Can We Define Good and Evil?
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Can We Define Good and Evil?
Foreword (Strategy Strikes Back)
Foreword (Strategy Strikes Back)
Preface (Strategy Strikes Back)
Preface (Strategy Strikes Back)
Reading Star Wars
Reading Star Wars
The Dark Side of the Rebel Alliance
The Dark Side of the Rebel Alliance
Another Canon, Another Time - The Novelizatoins of the Star Wars Films
Another Canon, Another Time - The Novelizatoins of the Star Wars Films
Expanding the Universe: A Foreword
Expanding the Universe: A Foreword
Suffer, the Weak Must: A History of the Galactic Civil War
Suffer, the Weak Must: A History of the Galactic Civil War
The Jedi and the Senate
The Jedi and the Senate
Why We Need Space Marines
Why We Need Space Marines
Lightsabers and Death Stars: Military Technology Lessons from Star Wars
Lightsabers and Death Stars: Military Technology Lessons from Star Wars
Introduction By Matthew Woodring Stover
Introduction By Matthew Woodring Stover
"A Certain Point of View": Lying Jedi, Honest Sith, and the Viewers Who Love Them
"A Certain Point of View": Lying Jedi, Honest Sith, and the Viewers Who Love Them
Married to the Force
Married to the Force
Introduction: "Of That Time, of That Place
Introduction: "Of That Time, of That Place
A Technological Galaxy: Heidegger and the Philosopher of Technology in Star Wars
A Technological Galaxy: Heidegger and the Philosopher of Technology in Star Wars
Star Wars and the Conditions of Ethnocentrism
Star Wars and the Conditions of Ethnocentrism
Oppressive Languages: Galactic Basic and Global English
Oppressive Languages: Galactic Basic and Global English
It's Our Lot in Life: The Marginalization of Droids
It's Our Lot in Life: The Marginalization of Droids
How the Subaltern Interact
How the Subaltern Interact
Periodizing a Civil War: Reaffirming an American Empire of Dreams
Periodizing a Civil War: Reaffirming an American Empire of Dreams
An Elegant Weapon for a More Civilized Age: Star Wars, Public Radio, and Middlebrow Cold War Culture
An Elegant Weapon for a More Civilized Age: Star Wars, Public Radio, and Middlebrow Cold War Culture
Greater than the Sum of its Parts: The Singular Emergent Language of the Star Wars Universe
Greater than the Sum of its Parts: The Singular Emergent Language of the Star Wars Universe
Star Wars Generations: A Saga for the Ages, for All Ages
Star Wars Generations: A Saga for the Ages, for All Ages
Our Blessed Rebel Queen (Kinnecott)
Our Blessed Rebel Queen (Kinnecott)
Our Blessed Rebel Queen (Keidl)
Our Blessed Rebel Queen (Keidl)
Jedi Mind Tricks: From the Reel to the Real
Jedi Mind Tricks: From the Reel to the Real
Fans, Fics, & Films"Thank the Maker(s)!"
Fans, Fics, & Films"Thank the Maker(s)!"
Charge #5: Star Wars has Dumbed Down the Perception of Science Fiction in the Popular Imagination, For the Prosecution
Charge #5: Star Wars has Dumbed Down the Perception of Science Fiction in the Popular Imagination, For the Prosecution
Darth Vader's Failed Counterinsurgency Strategy
Darth Vader's Failed Counterinsurgency Strategy
Dagobah, Nebraska
Dagobah, Nebraska
The Chrysanthemum and the Lightsaber
The Chrysanthemum and the Lightsaber
Defining the Jedi Order: Star Wars' Narrative and the Real World
Defining the Jedi Order: Star Wars' Narrative and the Real World
The Will of the Force: by George, William Shakespeare's Star Wars
The Will of the Force: by George, William Shakespeare's Star Wars
Universes Expanded: Guardians of the Galaxy Far, Far Away
Universes Expanded: Guardians of the Galaxy Far, Far Away
Carrie Fisher Sent Me: Gendered Political Protest, Princess Leia and the Womens March
Carrie Fisher Sent Me: Gendered Political Protest, Princess Leia and the Womens March
Jediism as Religion? The Force as Old/New Religious Philosophy
Jediism as Religion? The Force as Old/New Religious Philosophy
Transmedia Character Building - Textual Crossovers in the Star Wars Universe
Transmedia Character Building - Textual Crossovers in the Star Wars Universe
The Digitizing Force of Decipher's Star Wars Customizable Card Game
The Digitizing Force of Decipher's Star Wars Customizable Card Game
Immersive and Interactive Adaptoins and Extensions of Star Wars
Immersive and Interactive Adaptoins and Extensions of Star Wars
Fan Phenomena Introduction
Fan Phenomena Introduction
May the Force (Not) Be With You: "Race Critical" Readings and the Star Wars Universe
May the Force (Not) Be With You: "Race Critical" Readings and the Star Wars Universe
Tom's Collection of Awesome
Tom's Collection of Awesome
The Verdict
The Verdict
Can Chewie Speak? Wittgenstein and the Philosophy of Language
Can Chewie Speak? Wittgenstein and the Philosophy of Language
Star Wars Tale
Star Wars Tale
The Jedi Network: Star Wars' Portrayal and Inspirations on the Small Screen
The Jedi Network: Star Wars' Portrayal and Inspirations on the Small Screen
Mind on the Force
Mind on the Force
Closing Statement for the Defense
Closing Statement for the Defense
Stoicism in the Stars: Yoda, the Emperor, and the Force
Stoicism in the Stars: Yoda, the Emperor, and the Force
The Far East of Star Wars
The Far East of Star Wars
Introduction By David Brin
Introduction By David Brin
Neuroticism versus Emotional Stability
Neuroticism versus Emotional Stability
Kill Binks: Why the World Hated its First Digital Actor
Kill Binks: Why the World Hated its First Digital Actor
Opening Night
Opening Night
Adventures Beyond the Greatest Space-Fantasy Film of All: An Introduction
Adventures Beyond the Greatest Space-Fantasy Film of All: An Introduction
Celebrate the Love: An Introduction
Celebrate the Love: An Introduction
Pregnant Padme and Slave Leia: Star Wars' Female Role Models
Pregnant Padme and Slave Leia: Star Wars' Female Role Models
Charge #6: Star Wars Pretends to be Science Fiction but is Really Fantasy, For the Defense (Roberts)
Charge #6: Star Wars Pretends to be Science Fiction but is Really Fantasy, For the Defense (Roberts)
Works Every Time
Works Every Time
Feel the Force: Jung's Theory of Individuation and the Jedi Path
Feel the Force: Jung's Theory of Individuation and the Jedi Path
The Mark Hamill Award
The Mark Hamill Award
Jedi Uber Alles
Jedi Uber Alles
Comic Bookends of the Expanded Universe: From Dawn of the Jedi to Legacy
Comic Bookends of the Expanded Universe: From Dawn of the Jedi to Legacy
Civil-Military Relationships in Star Wars
Civil-Military Relationships in Star Wars
From Princess to General: The On- and Offscreen Rise of the Woman Warrior
From Princess to General: The On- and Offscreen Rise of the Woman Warrior
"Be Mindful of the Living Force": Environmental Ethics in Star Wars
"Be Mindful of the Living Force": Environmental Ethics in Star Wars
Charge #3: Star Wars Novels are Poor Substitutes for Real Science Fiction, For the Defense (Traviss)
Charge #3: Star Wars Novels are Poor Substitutes for Real Science Fiction, For the Defense (Traviss)
The War for Star Wars
The War for Star Wars
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