CULS 215 Exploring Star Wars: Spectacle, Culture, Fandom This course is an examination of the Star Wars phenomenon, as a transmedia narrative, as a cultural reflection of our world, as an object of spectacle and consumerism, and as a space of highly creative fan communities. Drawing from cultural studies, screen studies and the new discipline of participatory culture studies, the course also critically explores how Star Wars articulates social discrimination and xenophobia, issues of gender and sexuality, and notions of imperialism and colonialism. The course covers films and comics, television and fiction, even cosplay and fan art/film.