Star Wars in the Public Square: The Clone Wars as Political Dialogue

ISBN-13: 9780786477647 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 224 str.

Derek R. Sweet; Donald E. Palumbo; Michael III Sullivan

Opis

Speculative science fiction, with its underlying socio-political dialogue, represents an important intersection of popular culture and public discourse. As a pop culture text, the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars offers critical commentary on contemporary issues, marking a moment of interplay whereby author and audience come together in what Russian philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin called collaborative meaning making. This book critically examines the series as a voice in the political dialogues concerning human cloning, torture, just war theory, peace and drone warfare.