Star Wars in the Public Square
The Clone Wars as Political Dialogue| By: | Derek R. Sweet |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
| Print ISBN: | 9780786477647 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781476623474 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2016 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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Speculative science fiction, with its underlying socio-political dialogue, represents an important intersection of popular culture and public discourse. As a pop culture text, the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars offers critical commentary on contemporary issues, marking a moment of interplay whereby author and audience come together in what Russian philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin called collaborative meaning making. This book critically examines the series as a voice in the political dialogues concerning human cloning, torture, just war theory, peace and drone warfare.