Interpellation by the Force: Biopolitical Cultural Apparatuses in The Force Awakens

Following Nicholas Brown’s and Fredric Jameson’s ideas about pastiche and art under postmodern capitalism, this essay argues that Star Wars: The Force Awakens is not so much a film as a means of interpellating a new generation of fans into the Star Wars universe and its attendant merchandising empir...

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Main Author: Simon Orpana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: New York City College of Technology 2017-12-01
Series:NANO
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Online Access:https://nanocrit.com/issues/issue12/Interpellation-by-the-Force-Biopolitical-Cultural-Apparatuses-in-The-Force-Awakens