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“My place in all this:” Exploring gender, authorship, canon, and fandom in LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
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2025-07-25
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In this work, I highlight instances of spreadable misogyny present in LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga from a rhetoric and fan studies lens. Using a deep mapping framework, I combine elements of close reading, game analysis, and critical making in order to explore the connections between authorship, canon, fandom, and games. Each chapter highlights a different aspect of the game as I trace these connections starting with the original franchise authorship. Additionally, I analyze the structure of the game itself and perform a close reading of specific moments before finally discussing the development team’s performance of authorship. Ultimately, I discuss how these instances of spreadable misogyny can appear in the original text and then be replicated in the game itself. This work extends conversations around transformational and affirmational fandom and the fanboy auteur.
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English