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Star Wars and Politicized Media: A New Hope or The Dark Side?

Star Wars and Politicized Media: A New Hope or The Dark Side?

Posted on April 19, 2024August 20, 2025 by Tucker Gauss

Star Wars is a simple story. Light Side vs Dark Side. Luke Skywalker vs the evil Empire. I mean, have you seen Darth Vader’s menacing look?  However, while Star Wars seems superficially simple, there are complex political undercurrents. This politicization was not a major problem in 1977, but recent Star Wars projects face boycotts and […]

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