Star Wars Appreciation 101: What We Do With Star Wars

Welcome to Star Wars Appreciation 101! (#SWA101). In this episode, Fern and Julia explore "What We Do With Star Wars" by reading "The Force Provides" by Justina Ireland (Tales of Light and Life YA High Republic Anthology) through three main "principles" that challenge how we engage with stories.

On the Syllabus Today:

• "The Force Provides" by Justina Ireland. Tales of Light and Life. Disney Lucasfilm Press, 2023, pp. 181-214. 
• Mays, Kelly J. The Norton Introduction to Literature: Shorter 14th Edition. W. W. Norton & Company, Inc, 2022. 

Additional Sources:

• Bernheimer, Kate. “Fairy Tale is Form, Form is Fairy Tale.” The Writer's Notebook: Craft Essays from Tin House. Tin House Books, 2009.
• Madden, T Kira.   “Against Catharsis: Writing Is Not Therapy.” Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2019, lithub.com/against-catharsis-writing-is-not-therapy/. 

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Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 5:15 "The Force Provides" Summary
• 8:19 Taking a Text On It's Own Terms
• 22:00 Assume There's a Reason
• 56:05 Context
• 1:12:21 Homework for Next Class
• 1:15:53 Outro