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Chapter 11
Examinations and Analysis of Sequels and Serials in the Film Industry
Political term used to refer to Europe and North America.
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Lévi-Straussian Structural Analysis of the Western Myth in Star Wars: May the Force Be With Who!
Işıl Tombul (Independent Researcher, Turkey) and Nilüfer Pembecioğlu (Istanbul University, Turkey)
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 20
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-7864-6.ch011
Abstract
The Star Wars film series, which began in the 1970s and has since continued with trilogies, spin-offs, prequels, and sequels, is a space western with science fiction elements that depicts a story built on power. The central conflict in the Star Wars films is rooted in dichotomies like good-evil, light-dark, and those who possess the force versus those who do not. Due to this, the anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss's binary opposition model, which he used in structural analysis of the myths, is appropriate for evaluating the films. This study dwells upon the binary oppositions in the 2017 movie The Last Jedi, the second installment of the third trilogy. The study aims to question how the power phenomena is constructed mythically. Hollywood movies play a crucial role in the global dissemination of Western mythology. Thus, the ideological connotations created by popular culture were revealed.
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Chapter 60
Culturally Negotiating the Meanings of Technology Use
Western, as used in this paper, refers to (1) peoples of European origin and their descendants settled across other continents, notably the Americas and Oceania; and (2) their common heritage of spiritual, intellectual, social, and material culture.
Published in Chapter: Culturally Negotiating the Meanings of Technology Use; From: Handbook of Research on Instructional Systems and Technology
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Chapter 10
Developing Effective Teacher-Student Relationships in International Schools in China
Originating from a culturally or geographically Western country or region (North America, South America, U.K., Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa).
Published in Chapter: Developing Effective Teacher-Student Relationships in International Schools in China; From: Handbook of Research on Critical Issues and Global Trends in International Education
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Chapter 15
Multiple Voices, Multiple Paths: Towards Dialogue between Western and Indigenous Medical Knowledge Systems
For the purposes of this chapter, ‘Western’ is not taken as a geographic locality, but rather indicates a paradigm largely initiated by the modern European worldview post the 17th century Age of Enlightenment.
Published in Chapter: Multiple Voices, Multiple Paths: Towards Dialogue between Western and Indigenous Medical Knowledge Systems; From: Handbook of Research on Theoretical Perspectives on Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Developing Countries
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