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Title Disney's Star Wars : forces of production, promotion, and reception / William Proctor and Richard McCulloch, editors
Published Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource (x, 395 pages)
Series Fandom & culture
Fandom & culture.
Contents Introduction. From the house that George built to the house of mouse / William Proctor and Richard McCulloch -- Re-building transmedia Star Wars: strategies of branding and un-branding a galaxy far, far away / Matthew Freeman -- Transmedia spectacle and trans-ownership storytelling as seen on TV: Star Wars from the holiday special to Rebels / Matt Hills -- Rebuilding the force, brick by brick: canon reformation and brand synergy in Lego Star Wars / Lincoln Geraghty -- Selling The force awakens: fan labor and brand management / Dan Hassler-Forest -- Rebellions are built on realism: the aesthetics of special and visual effects in Rogue one: a Star Wars story / Joshua Wucher -- Binding the galaxy together: subjective, collective, and connective memory in Star Wars / Colin B. Harvey -- The Mandalorian variation: gender, institutionality, and discursive constraints [mou1] in Star Wars rebels / Ross Garner -- To Disney infinity and beyond: Star Wars videogames before and after the Lucasarts acquisition / Douglas Brown -- From Star Tours to Galaxy's Edge: immersion, transmediality and 'haptic fandom' in Disney's theme parks / Rebecca Williams -- "Always there are two": repetition, originality, and The force awakens / Jonathan Gray -- "Real life is rubbish": the subcultural branding and inhabitable appeal of secret cinema's The empire strikes back / Emma Pett -- Disney's Princess Leia / Paul Booth -- Rey, Mary Sue, and Phasma too: feminism and fan responses to The force awakens merchandise / Lorna Jowett -- Jafar Wars: fan created paratexts in Alderaan places / Bethan Jones -- "You die! you know that, right? you don't come back!": fans negotiating Disney's (de)stabilised Star Wars canon / Michelle Kent -- Fear of a #blackstormtrooper: hashtag publics, canonical fidelity and the Star Wars platonic / William Proctor -- Simultaneously laughing, screaming, and crying: reacting to The force awakens trailer / Tom Phillips -- "I should have seen it coming": spoiler culture, marathon screenings, and affective responses to The force awakens / Bridget Kies -- "Someone is someone's father!": an autoethnography of a non-Star Wars viewer / Lucy Bennett -- Beyond Vder: the franchise re-awakens / Mark J.P. Wolf -- A new hate?: the war for Disney's Star Wars / William Proctor
Summary "In 2012, Disney purchased production studio Lucasfilm, which meant it also inherited the beloved Star Wars franchise. This corporate marriage sent media critics and fans into a frenzy of speculation about the future of the hugely popular series. Disney's Star Wars: Forces of Production, Promotion, and Reception gathers twenty-one renowned and emerging fan and media studies scholars from around the world to examine Disney's revival of the immensely popular Star Wars franchise, which George Lucas had famously declared "over" after fans lambasted his prequel trilogy (1999-2005). Covering the period from Disney's purchase through the release of The Force Awakens in December 2015, these essays examine the significance of this transitional period from the intertwined perspectives of the studios, storytellers, marketers and audiences involved. For many, Star Wars is a vitally important cultural text. How did these fans anticipate, interpret, and respond to the steady stream of production stories, gossip, marketing materials, merchandise, and other sources in the build-up to the movie's release?"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 13, 2019)
Subject Star Wars films -- History and criticism.
Star Wars films -- Marketing
Fans (Persons)
PERFORMING ARTS -- General.
Fans (Persons)
Star Wars films
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
Author Proctor, William, 1974- editor
McCulloch, Richard, 1984- editor.
LC no. 2018059869
ISBN 1609386442
9781609386443