Thursday, May 2
| Time | Info | Location |
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| 6-8 p.m. |
Star Wars Pub Quiz |
Denton County Brewing Company |
Friday, May 3
| Time | Info | Location |
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| 9:00 – 9:15 a.m. | Welcome & Housekeeping | Willis Library 250H |
| 9:15 – 10:30 a.m. | Panel 1: “Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.” – Han Solo |
Willis Library 250H |
| “Ackmena’s Revenge: The Star Wars Holiday Special and Depictions of Women in the Star Wars Universe”
Claire Sewell (Rice University) |
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| “Race, Orientalism and Imperialism in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the Sequel Trilogy”
Mohammed Shakibnia (Oregon State University) |
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| “From Dark Helmet to Kylo Ren: Charting the Tragic Trajectory of Franchise Fascism”
Garret Castleberry & Scott McMurray (Mid-American Christian University) |
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| 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. | Break | Willis Library 250C |
| 10:45 – 11:45 a.m. | Panel 2: “If you live long enough, you see the same eyes in different people.” – Maz Kanata |
Willis Library 250H |
| “Where Are You Taking This Thing: Race and Resistance in Past and Present Star Wars Universes”
Kaiya Schroeder (University of Illinois–Champaign-Urbana) |
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| “Beings of light are we”: Losing personal history and queering resistance
Keith Maggie Brown (University of North Texas) |
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| 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch | Willis Library 250H |
| 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. | Leia Organa Make a Star Wars Coloring Book?
Claire Sewell (Rice University) |
Willis Library 250H |
| 2:00 – 2:55 p.m. | Panel 3: “I’ve never had the luxury of political opinions.” – Jyn Erso |
Willis Library 250H |
| “Using the Force of Representation: The New Hope Against the Rise of White Nationalism”
Casey Walker (University of Texas at Austin) |
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| “A rogue by any other name: Han, Finn, and the Reluctant Resistance”
John Edward Martin (University of North Texas) |
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| 2:55 – 3:10 p.m. | Break | Willis Library 250C |
| 3:10 – 4:15 p.m. | Panel 4: “Don’t call me a mindless philosopher, you overweight glob of grease!” – C-3PO |
Willis Library 250H |
| “Becoming Vader: Exploring a Schitzoanalytic Ethics for Luke Skywalker, Cyborg Super-Antihero”
Shaun Treat (University of North Texas) |
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| 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Special Plenary Session
Fake Geek Girls Suzanne Scott (University of Texas at Austin) |
Willis Library 250H |
Saturday, May 4
4:20 – 5:30 p.m.Keynote Address“The Power of Fǎn 反: Reversal, Rebellion, and Return in the Star Wars Saga”
Jeffrey L. Richey (Berea College)
Willis Library 250H
Break
| Time | Info | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00=9:15 a.m. | Good Morning and Housekeeping | Willis Library 250H |
| 9:15-10:15 a.m. | Panel 5: “Yub Nub!” – The Ewoks | Willis Library 250H |
| “A Force of Fur and Feather: Animetaphoric Rebellion in Star Wars: The Last Jedi”
Daniel Yezbick (St. Louis Community College at Wildwood) |
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| “Forced Creatures: Zooesis in Star Wars Rebels and The Last Jedi”
Spencer D. C. Keralis (University of Texas at Dallas) |
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| 10:15-10:45 | Break | Willis Library 250C |
| 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 | Panel 6: “You are being rescued. Please do not resist.” – K-2SO | Willis Library 250H |
| “We have everything we need”: The Anti-Imperial March”
Christina Knopf (SUNY Cortland) |
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| “‘Between us, I’m not with the Resistance, okay?” Continuity, Contingency, and Precarity in Star Wars: The Card Game” Nick Bestor (University of Texas at Austin) |
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| 11:45-12:45 | Lunch | Willis Library 250H |
| 12:45 – 1:45 p.m. | The Rebel Underground: A Zine Making Workshop
Spencer Keralis (University of Texas at Dallas) |
Willis Library 250H |
| 1:45-2:45 p.m. | Panel 7: “The belonging you seek is not behind you … it is ahead.” – Maz Kanata | Willis Library 250H |
| “Darth Pinochet: The Reception of ‘A New Hope’ in Chile During the Military Dictatorship (1973-1990)”
Sam Cannon (Louisiana State University Shreveport) |
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| “‘We’re not marauders, we’re allies’: an Intersectional History of US Feminism & Star Wars”
Sam Langsdale (University of North Texas) |
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| 2:45-3:00 p.m. | Break | Willis Library 250C |
| 3:00-4:00 p.m. | Panel 8: “I am one with the Force and the Force is with me.” – Chirrut Imwe | Willis Library 250H |
| “‘Rebellions are built on hope’: Women and Star Wars”
Bridgitte Barclay (Aurora University) |
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| “‘Enemies, but complicated enemies’ – Rey and Kylo Ren’s Relationship”
Matthew Hoffman (Independent) |
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| 4:00-4:15 p.m. | Break | |
| 4:15 – 5:15 p.m. | Keynote Address
“The Power of Fǎn 反: Reversal, Rebellion, and Return in the Star Wars Saga” Jeffrey L. Richey (Berea College) |
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