Using the Force : Creativity, Community and Star Wars Fans

Will (Kingston University Brooker

ISBN 10: 0826452876 / ISBN 13: 9780826452870

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2002, 2002

About this Item

Neuware - This study of fandom at its most intense looks at the Star Wars phenomenon from the audience's perspective, finding that the saga exerts a powerful influence on the social, cultural and spiritual lives of those drawn to its myth, and unearthing an almost endless array of fans who use it creatively.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Using the Force : Creativity, Community and Star Wars Fans
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2002
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826452876
• ISBN 13: 9780826452870
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu

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Synopsis

In this intelligent and entertaining study of fandom at its most intense, Will Brooker examines the Star Wars phenomenon from the audience's perspective and discovers that the saga exerts a powerful influence over the social, cultural, and spiritual lives of those drawn into its myth. From a Boba Fett-loving police officer in Indiana to the webmistress of www.starwarschicks.com; from an eleven-year-old boy in south London to a Baptist Church in South Carolina; Brooker unearths a seemingly endless array of fans who use and interpret the saga in a number of creative ways.

About the Author

Will Brooker is Assistant Professor in Communications at Richmond, the American International University in London.