What role does nostalgia play in Star Wars story creation? In this two-part series, we examine the notion of nostalgia through a historical and contextual lens and talk about the pros, cons, our own bias, and more. [Part One of Two]

 

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Sources:

Lindsey Ellis’ video on nostalgia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Radg-Kn0jLs

“Ends of Evangelion” (podcast on fan-service) from Imaginary Worlds: https://www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org/ends-of-evangelion.html

https://www.criticalhit.net/entertainment/nostalgia-media-keep-looking-past/

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/09/science/what-is-nostalgia-good-for-quite-a-bit-research-shows.html

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