{"product_id":"id-just-as-soon-kiss-a-wookiee-uncovering-racialized-desire-in-the-star-wars-galaxy-hardback-9781477331583","title":"I'd Just As Soon Kiss a Wookiee; Uncovering Racialized Desire in the Star Wars Galaxy (Hardback) 9781477331583","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eI'd Just As Soon Kiss a Wookiee\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eUncovering Racialized Desire in the Star Wars Galaxy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGreg Carter (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477331583, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 3 June 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.513 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eA meaningful resource for discussing contemporary science fiction, fantasy, and fan cultures, \u003ci\u003eI’d Just as Soon Kiss a Wookiee\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest to \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e fans inside and outside of academia. Through a paradigm that blends fan scholarship and critical mixed-race studies, Greg Carter draws\u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e into conversation with historical precedents and contemporaneous developments in culture that demonstrate the franchise’s place in a wider media system.\u003c\/div\u003e - andré m. carrington, University of California, Riverside, author of Speculative Blackness: The Future of Race in Science Fiction \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eI’d Just as Soon Kiss a Wookiee\u003c\/i\u003e offers a unique approach to understanding interracial intimacies and race relations through the lens of the \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e narratives, production, and fandoms. Greg Carter provides insight, reflection, and a pathway to further thinking on race relations as well as conservative backlashes rooted in white supremacy in the US public sphere. Ultimately, Carter proves how valuable the world of \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e is as an object of analysis for understanding US racial systems.\u003c\/div\u003e - Jasmine Mitchell, Brooklyn College, author of Imagining the Mulatta: Blackness in U.S. and Brazilian Media\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow the \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e trilogies and their fandoms have engaged with and mirrored American beliefs about race and gender.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e saga takes place in a galaxy far, far away, but its social structures-in particular its racial realities-are thoroughly American. So argues Greg Carter in this thought-provoking analysis, which blends historical and theoretical treatments of science fiction cinema and \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e fandom to explore the subtle mirroring between fantasy and the communities that create and consume it. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI’d Just as Soon Kiss a Wookiee\u003c\/i\u003e draws on insights from prominent scholars to examine fictional relationships between groups perceived to be biologically different. Three areas of commonality between the United States and \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e arise: stiff regulation of racial mixture; racialized servitude, with nonhumans placed in positions of bondage; and the presumption of white male supremacy. None of these are functions of the of the \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e story; rather, they index the expectations of US society. But expectations have also shifted since \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e launched in 1977, and the franchise with it. Carter gauges minority and mainstream fan reactions, finding that, while science fiction enthusiasts have a reputation for progressiveness, the truth turns out to be as complicated as US racism itself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e List of Illustrations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Preface \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 1. The History of On-Screen Science Fiction Interracial Intimacy (1902–\u003cbr\u003e1987) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 2. What Are You, Darth Vader? (1977–\u003cbr\u003e1980) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 3. Early Fanship, the Invisible Jetpack, and Black Fans (1977–\u003cbr\u003e1982) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 4. Princess Leia, Lando Calrissian, and Fan Imaginations (1977–\u003cbr\u003e1983) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 5. Don’\u003cbr\u003et Ask the Prequels Where Babies Come From (1999–\u003cbr\u003e2005) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 6. Four Ships Sailed. Which Would Land? (2012–\u003cbr\u003e2016) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 7. Social Media, Fans, and Interracial Relationships (2015–\u003cbr\u003e2020) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conclusion \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52591021293848,"sku":"9781477331583","price":73.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/id-just-as-soon-kiss-a-wookiee-uncovering-racialized-desire-in-the-star-wars-galaxy-hardback-9781477331583","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}