Welcome to the Rebellion: A New Hope in Radical Politics

Welcome to the Rebellion: A New Hope in Radical Politics

By Michael Harris

What does it mean that our most popular modern myth, Star Wars, is a radical left story about fighting corporate authoritarianism?

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Publisher: Zero Books
Publish Date: 07/01/2020
Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9781789043679
ISBN-10: 1789043670
Language: English

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What does it mean that our most popular modern myth is a radical left story about fighting corporate authoritarianism? From its roots in the 1960s new left, Star Wars still speaks to millions of people today. By design, the saga mirrors our own time and politics. A real empire of corporate domination has arisen within weakened and corrupted republics. Now it threatens our existence on a planetary scale. But the popularity of Star Wars also suggests that if we tell the right stories, we can welcome many more people to the rebellion and the fight for a better world...

About the Author

MICHAEL HARRIS is the bestselling author of The End of Absence , Solitude , and All We Want. A recipient of the Governor General's Literary Award, he is also a faculty member in the Literary Journalism program at the Banff Centre and the writer of the award-winning podcast Command Line Heroes.

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