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EXPERTS ADVISORY: May the
Experts be with you… The University
at Albany's Star Wars Experts
Contact: Office of Media Relations (518) 437-4980
ALBANY, N.Y. (May 12, 2005) Darth Vader, Joseph
Campbell and the Mythology of Star Wars, Waiting
in line for three months,
Lightsabers, Jedi and the Samurai covered by
UAlbany's Star Wars Experts:
- DARTH VADER, the great villain who
started it all in Star
Wars, finally returns
in Episode III. But it was Joseph Campbell's
The Hero with 1,000
Faces that inspired director
George Lucas. Center for Humanities and Technosciences
director Mary Valentis offers insight
into Campbell, the writer who most influenced
the creation of Vader and the mythology of
Star Wars. https://www.albany.edu/news/experts.htm
- HAN SOLO AND PRINCESS LEIA, or people
dressed up like them, have waited in line
for days, weeks and months to be the first
to see Revenge of
the Sith. Sociologist
Richard Lachmann explains pop culture phenomena
that turn grown adults into kids again
and crosses social, political and international
boundaries in the process. https://www.albany.edu/news/experts.htm
- LIGHTSABERS might look cool, but it
is the code of the Samurai that became
the basis for the Jedi of Star Wars. Professor
and Chair of the East Asian Studies program
Susanna Fessler explains the bushido code
and the way of life of the warrior class
in feudal Japan. https://www.albany.edu/news/experts.htm
These
experts and others in UAlbany's extensive
roster of faculty
experts are available at: https://www.albany.edu/news/experts.htm.
HEADLINES
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at Albany visit: https://www.albany.edu/news/
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