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Wake up, it’s the force folks!
As I wandered down broad street today in Oxford I was amused to see yoda sporting a University of Oxford t-shirt and a lightsaber in a shop window hidden behind the crowds of tourists wandering around the Christmas market. It was … Continue reading
Star Wars Strikes Back
After my first foray into the Star Wars universe on May the fourth, I was itching to see more, but I’m being strict and sticking to only a movie a month as I gear up for the new Star Wars … Continue reading
Encountering The Force
Back on May the fourth I watched Star Wars IV: A New Hope for the first time. (If you want to see first-hand my reactions you can check out the storify of the day here). It was my first venture … Continue reading
Posted in Episode IV: A New Hope
Tagged 3D, 4D, A New Hope, C3PO, CGI, Chewie, Dath Vader, Han Solo, Luke, Obi Wan, Princess Leia, R2D2, Star Wars, Transformers
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May the Fourth Be With You
Today it’s May 4th, which not only signals a bank holiday, but also Star Wars day (if you’re confused as to why it’s celebrated on the 4th of May try saying May the fourth really slowly..). May the 4th is … Continue reading
A Close Encounter with the Dark Side (of the Moon)
In 1977 the first Star Wars film, A New Hope was released. It was of course, much to my confusion, Episode IV. Not, as might have been more logical, Episode I. But, though perhaps the most famous, it wasn’t the … Continue reading
Posted in Beginning the Journey
Tagged 2001: A Space Odyssey, A New Hope, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Harry Potter, Home Alone, Indiana Jones, J.Allen Hynek, Jaws, John Williams, Jurassic Park, Lightsaber, Moonraker, Pink Floyd, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg, The Simpsons, UFO, Yoda
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Is Star Wars The Most Spoofed Thing Ever?
This post was contributed by Ben Slade, University of Buckingham English Literature graduate. For more of his writing you can check out his blog here. It’s true what they say: if something is successful, it’s bound to have intimidators. Certain … Continue reading
Posted in Themes and Influences in Star Wars
Tagged A New Hope, Alien, Animaniacs, Doctor Who, Don Mclean, Ed Miliband, Family Guy, Futurama, George H.W. Bush, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, James Bond, John Williams, Phineas And Ferb, Revenge of the Sith, Ronald Regan, Spaceballs, Stanley Kubrick, Star Trek, Star Wars, The Big Bang Theory, The Empire Strikes Back, The Kinks, The Lord of the Rings, The Shining, The Simpsons, The Waltons, Weird Al Yankovic, Yoda
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Star Wars in the Lecture Theatre: An Interview With Nathan Waddell
I mentioned right at the beginning of the project that one of the ways I’d started to hear more references and nods to Star Wars was as an undergraduate at university, from academics and students alike. Today, I am delighted … Continue reading
The Mindless Philosopher and the Overweight Glob of Grease: C3P0 and R2D2 reimagined as Shakespeare’s Fools
To say that Star Wars has had a profound influence on my life would be an understatement. Like a sea sponge, I feel that I have absorbed its world and characters through my pores. I must think about some element … Continue reading
Posted in Themes and Influences in Star Wars
Tagged A New Hope, Akira Kurosawa, C3PO, Fools, Guest blogger, Inception, King Lear, Lawrence of Arabia, Macbeth, Princess Leia, R2-D2, Ran, Seven Basic Plots, Shakespeare, Shakespeare Star Wars, Star Wars, The Matrix, The Muppets, Throne of Blood
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Darth Vader does the hoovering – An Interview with Per Hedman
Star Wars and the impact it has on people’s lives can be expressed in many ways, and today I’m excited to share an interview with Per Hedman whose love of Star Wars can be seen in his illustrations of Darth Vader, … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews
Tagged A New Hope, Artoo, Cookie Monster, Darth Vader, Death Star, Ewoks, Frank Oz, Jabba, Jar-Jar, Lightsaber, Luke Skywalker, Miss Piggy, Pulp Fiction, Return of the Jedi, Star Wars, Star Wars Minute, Stormtroopers, The Empire Strikes Back, The Muppets, Treepio, Yoda
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Other Odysseys into Space
For the last couple days, I’ve been struck down by the inevitable cold virus which – despite my best endeavours – I failed to avoid. For a researcher being ill is about the worst thing that can happen. It eats … Continue reading
Feeling The Force 