Star Wars Multiverse - 9781978815254

Star Wars MultiverseAuthor(s): Carmelo Esterrich\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Rutgers University Press, United States\nImprint: Rutgers University Press\nISBN-13: 9781978815254, 978-1978815254\nSynopsis\nStar Warsmay have started out as a film about a Manichean battle between good and evil, but as countless filmmakers, novelists, animators, fan artists and even cosplayers have taken the opportunity to play in the fictional world George Lucas created, it has expanded into something far greater, resulting in a richly layered and diverse Star Wars multiverse.\n Drawing from a full range ofStar Warsmedia, including comics, children's books, fan films, and television shows likeClone WarsandThe Mandalorian, Carmelo Esterrich explores how these stories set in a galaxy far far away reflect issues that hit closer to home. He examines what they have to say about political oppression, authoritarianism, colonialism, discrimination, xenophobia, and perpetual war. Yet he also investigates subtl.