The Mandalorian, Religion and Nationalism
The Mandalorian lets viewers in on the complicated nature of the survival of Mandalorian culture in the middle of diaspora. In this essay, I explore Anthony D. Smith's theory of nationalism and nations through the Mandalorian, to understand how focus on folk traditions and religion helped to sustain Mandalorian culture when unable to return to their homeland.
Star wars, Robots, and Transhumanism
We finally start to dig into the world of Star Wars. The direct binary of good vs evil in Star Wars is not subtle, and has the tendency to pain all Jedi in a positive light with the Sith being all evil. However, looking at Star Wars through Transhumanism, and in particular the treatment of droids and robotics, we can give some nuance and complication to the easy binary of good and evil.
Star Wars and Mythological Canon
The mythology of the Star Wars universe is not in its structure or strong canonical foundation – not least because there’s not really much of a strong canonical structure. It’s mythology is in it’s flexibility, the fluid nature of it’s notion of canon. What is canonical, what is important to the narrative of the history of a galaxy far away from our own and in the distant past, is up to us – the storyteller, the audience, the people who read the mythologies and come to understand them.