Table of Contents

Contents: John Shelton Lawrence: Introduction: Spectacle, Merchandise, and Influence – John Shelton Lawrence: Joseph Campbell, George Lucas, and the Monomyth – Stephen P. McVeigh: The Galactic Way of Warfare – Michelle J. Kinnucan: Pedagogy of (the) Force: The Myth of Redemptive Violence – Jonathan L. Bowen/Rachel Wagner: «Hokey Religions and Ancient Weapons»: The Force of Spirituality – Jennifer E. Porter: «I Am a Jedi»: Star Wars Fandom, Religious Belief, and the 2001 Census – Philip L. Simpson: Thawing the Ice Princess – Roger Kaufman: How the Star Wars Saga Evokes the Creative Promise of Homosexual Love: A Gay-Centered Psychological Perspective – Matthew Wilhelm Kapell: Eugenics, Racism, and the Jedi Gene Pool – Staphanie J. Wilhelm: Imperial Plastic, Republican Fiber: Speculating on the Post-Colonial Other – Jess C. Horsley: Growing Up in a Galaxy Far, Far Away – John Panton: Two Generations of Boys and Their Star Wars Toys – Lincoln Geraghty: Aging Toys and Players: Fan Identity and Cultural Capital – Andrew Plemmons Pratt: Blowing Stardust in Our Eyes: Digital Film Theory and Identification with Imaginary Cameras – Mark McDermott: The Menace of the Fans to the Franchise – Bruce Isaacs: A Survey of Popular and Scholarly Receptions of the Star Wars Franchise – Matthew Wilhelm Kapell: Conclusion: Finding Myth in the History of Your Own Time.