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Neoliberal Aesthetics of Resistance in the Disney Star Wars Films
Rescripting Rebellion
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2023
Summary
From 2015 to 2019, the Walt Disney Corporation has produced five theatrical films in the Star Wars galaxy. These films have been met with mixed reactions from audiences and critics alike and sparked seemingly endless public debate about representations of people of color, women, and queer people in 21st century popular film. This book explores the evolving discourse surrounding Disney’s Star Wars films from a political economic perspective and through a lens focusing on the corporate representation of marginalized communities with an aim to critique neoliberal ethics of resistance against fascist regimes. Through exploring the characters of Saw Gerrera, Finn, Poe Dameron, and L3-37, Abigail Reed argues that Disney’s utilization of diverse identities within the franchise is ultimately regressive. Rather than engaging with marginalized communities’ histories or futures, Reed posits, Disney uses these narratives to serve its private interests as an American global media conglomerate and undermine historically effective models of rebellion against imperialism in favor of a model of governance that centers Whiteness and the interests of the Global North.
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Copyright year
2023
ISBN-Print
978-1-7936-4738-2
ISBN-Online
978-1-7936-4739-9
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
142
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Diversity No access
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Context No access
Narrative No access
Saw Gerrera as Exemplar of the “Other” No access
Waging Political Violence No access
Fatherhood, Race, and Kinship No access
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Poe and Finn as Rebellious Leaders No access
Poe and Finn as Straight-Washed Generals No access
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Conclusion No access Pages 119 - 120
Bibliography No access Pages 121 - 132
Index No access Pages 133 - 140
About the Author No access Pages 141 - 142
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