Star Wars - The Triumph of Nerd Culture

Star Wars: The Triumph of Nerd Culture engagingly reveals how the most popular film franchise of all time sprang from the mind of a deeply insecure nerd, who then inspired and betrayed a generation of fans.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Prologue: The Triumph of Nerd Culture
Chapter 1: Aren't You a Little Short for a Stormtrooper?
Chapter 2: These Aren't the Droids You're Looking For
Chapter 3: I Have a Bad Feeling about This
Chapter 4: A Great Disturbance in the Force
Chapter 5: I Am Altering the Deal
Chapter 6: This Is the Way
Conclusion: The Cycle Is Complete

About the author

Josef Benson is an associate professor of English at the University of Wisconsin Parkside. He is the author of Hypermasculinities in the Contemporary Novel: Cormac McCarthy, Toni Morrison, and James Baldwin (2014) and J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye: A Cultural History (2018).

Product details

• Authors: Josef Benson, Benson Josef
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.03.2025
• EAN: 9798881808877
• ISBN: 979-8-8818-0887-7
• No. of pages: 190
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 308 g
• Illustrations: 44 b/w photos
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Science Fiction & Fantasy, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Film history, theory & criticism, Film: styles & genres, Film Theory & Criticism