If you thought academic studies were all about test tubes and pie charts, then think again - a lecturer at Kingston University has just written the first academic book about cult sci-fi film Star Wars.
Dr Will Brooker's book is part of the British Film Institute's Film Classics range, and examines Star Wars episode IV – A New Hope, which was released in 1977, from a fresh angle.
Dr Brooker said: "There is a library's worth of books written about Star Wars, the extended universe, the fans and the effect on the film industry, but not one serious academic consideration of the film as a text. I felt I should fill that gap."
He argues that, far from being a simple tale of good versus evil, director George Lucas's sympathies are torn between the two.
He claims that Lucas identifies with both .....
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