Cal Poly’s Ethnic Studies Department is using the “Star Wars” franchise to teach students about power, colonialism, and representation, with a course that examines the real-world sociopolitical issues through the lens of the franchise.
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Opening night of SLO Film Festival features spotlights, wine tasting, Q&A, but no red carpet
Allison Montroy amontroy@mustangdaily.net The SLO International Film Festival (SLOIFF) started off Wednesday night with a “Red Carpet Gala” in Cal Poly’s Alex and Faye Spanos Theatre. The event featured plenty of wine, a full house, spotlights and a film documenting the history of visual and special effects in films. All that was missing was a red […]
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A new hope for Star Wars fans: Comics!
However, these last few years my interest in Star Wars has waned. I’ve sort of moved on to newer nerd things, like comic books, and I don’t really think I’ll ever read another Star Wars novel.