<em>Star Wars: The Clone Wars</em> and Popular Culture in America

<p><em>The Clone Wars</em> animated series is part of the <em>Star Wars</em> storyline taking place before the original <em>Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope</em>. The central premise of <em>The Clone Wars</em> is that of war, one being waged by a biologically manufactured clone army. George Lucas’ intent for the original <em>Star Wars</em> was to create a social dialogue reflecting the ideological reasons for, and effects of, the Vietnam War. <em>The Clone Wars</em> continues Lucas’s examination of American wartime policies and their effects on society.</p> <p>The themes in <em>The Clone Wars</em> are diverse; however, this analysis will cover the use of WWII “good war” ideology as a continual source of American values; gender representations stemming from women’s historical roles in wartime; and a cross-examination of the clone army that represents the marginalized groups of people used to wage war. These themes, followed by an analysis of <em>The Clone Wars</em> as mirroring post-9/11 imperialist policies aimed at containment of terror, will be used to evaluate the use of technology and its effects on populations and soldiers’ experiences.</p> <p>This analysis will show that <em>The Clone Wars</em> represents a cultural production of war. By examining the various influences involved in the series’ development, this study will explore inherent themes to extrapolate what <em>The Clone Wars</em> says about American culture and its effects on war as an agent for conflict resolution.<strong></strong></p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

War and Society

Year

2021

Author dc:creator

• Zermeno, Ubaldo

Contributors dc:contributor

• Stephanie Takaragawa
• Alexander Bay
• Patrick Fuery

• war and society
• Star Wars
• Clone wars
• Vietnam War
• popular culture
• good war theory
• Other History

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/war_and_society_theses/22

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.chapman.edu:war_and_society_theses-1022