Book Review: Ambiguity in Star Wars and Harry Potter: A (Post)Structuralist Reading of Two Popular Myths

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 287-288
Author(s):  
Kee Lundqvist
Keyword(s):  
Harry Potter ◽  
Star Wars

Transmedia and the Vagueness of Narrative Structure

2019 ◽  
pp. 167-189
Author(s):  
Ahmet Oktan
Keyword(s):  
Motion Pictures ◽  
Narrative Structure ◽  
Harry Potter ◽  
Star Trek ◽  
Television Series ◽  
Hunger Games ◽  
Star Wars ◽  
The Hunger Games ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Game Of Thrones

This chapter focuses on the types of transformations that transmedia applications cause on the narrative structure of motion pictures and television series. Since different methods are used to construct the story as a transmedia narrative in different films or series, as many works as possible are included in the study to make more accurate determinations. In this context, examples of Star Trek, The Godfather, The Matrix, Star Wars, Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, Shrek, Madagascar, Lost, Game of Thrones, Medcezir, and Vatanım Sensin have been examined in terms of their narrative structure. In these works, the condition of the parts constituting the story universe compared to the main narrative, the elements that enable the construction of new narratives related to the main narrative in different media, fictionalization of the elements such as story lines, characters, spaces, atmosphere, and sound, the methods that are used for the transition among stories, etc. have been examined.

It’s About Faith In Our Future

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Jindra
Keyword(s):  
Popular Culture ◽  
Western Culture ◽  
Harry Potter ◽  
Star Trek ◽  
Entertainment Industry ◽  
Television Series ◽  
Religious Traditions ◽  
Star Wars ◽  
Cultural Themes

This chapter examines the fandom that has grown up around the Star Trek movies and television series, arguing that the entertainment industry also creates meanings that begin to function in religious ways for consumers of popular culture. Popular culture has become an independent producer of mythical narratives, a reflection of cultural themes and a producer of new ones. Though often using indirect religious themes and imagery (as in Star Wars or Harry Potter), the narratives and messages have been formally cut off from the religious traditions that have dominated Western culture over the centuries. In other words, parts of popular culture have taken their place alongside the mainstream religious traditions, ideologies, and narratives that have guided people's lives.

Closet cosplay: Everyday expressions of science fiction and fantasy fandom among women

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-50
Author(s):  
Dina Smith ◽  
Casey Stannar ◽  
Jenna Tedrick Kuttruff
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Science Fiction ◽  
Comparison Method ◽  
Harry Potter ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Star Wars ◽  
American Science ◽  
Interactionist Perspective ◽  
Social Interactionist ◽  
Definition Of

Abstract Some American science fiction and fantasy (SF&F) female fans participate in Cosplay or costume play, the global practice of dressing in costume and performing fictional characters from popular culture. Cosplay is typically only socially sanctioned at conventions and other fan events, leaving fans searching for new ways to express their fandom in everyday life. Closet cosplay is one solution in which everyday clothing and accessories can be worn to express fandom. The motivations for wearing everyday fan fashion have been only briefly mentioned by other authors or studied within limited social contexts. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to explore SF&F female fans' participation in closet cosplay as it is worn in everyday contexts. An exploratory qualitative study was conducted using a social interactionist perspective, and Sarah Thornton's concept of subcultural capital and Pierre Bourdieu's theory of cultural capital. Semi-structured, online interviews were conducted with sixteen participants who wore closet cosplay related to SF&F films and/or television series, which included Star Wars, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Disney films, Harry Potter and anime fandoms like Sailor Moon (1995‐2000). The interview data were analysed using NVivo qualitative analysis software and the constant comparison method. Two themes emerged from the data: the definition of closet cosplay and motivations for wearing closet cosplay. Through examining these themes, it was evident that female SF&F fans used closet cosplay to express a salient fan identity, which enabled them to simultaneously gain subcultural capital and feminized cultural capital.

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