Star Wars Meets the Eras of Feminism - Weighing All the Galaxys Women Great and Small

This book traces the changing representation of female characters in the Star Wars franchise through the lens of the four feminist waves, arguing that while the original trilogy reflects the second wave of feminism, the prequels mirror the girl power era that followed, and the sequels are helping define a new fourth wave of inclusion and diversity.

List of contents

Introduction
Part I: The Original Trilogy Meets Seventies Feminism
1. The Mighty Token Female
Part II: The Girl Power Prequel Era
2. Warrior Queen Turned Romance Heroine
3. Introducing the Legends: Mara, Jaina, and the New Jedi Order
4. The Butt-Kicking Teen: Ahsoka
Part III: The Fourth Wave Hits the Sequel Era
5. Rey, Maz, Rose, Leia, Holdo, and Phasma
6. Redefining Cartoons: Star Wars Rebels
7. From Picture Books to Forces of Destiny: Multimedia for Younger Fans
8. Rewriting the Galaxy with Rogue One
9. Balanced Genders: Disney's Original Era Comics
10. Back to the Binary Solo Western
Conclusion: The Lasting Legacy

About the author

Valerie Estelle Frankel teaches English at Mission College and San Jose City College. The author of 75 popular culture books and more than 100 stories and essays, she lives in Sunnyvale, California.

Product details

• Authors: Valerie Estelle Frankel, Frankel Valerie Estelle
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781498583862
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-8386-2
• No. of pages: 364
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / Women Authors, LITERARY CRITICISM / Feminist, Feminism & feminist theory, Literature: history & criticism, Gender studies: women, Feminism and feminist theory, Gender studies: women and girls, Literature: history and criticism