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Chatter: Politics and National Security in the Star Wars Universe, with Chris Kempshall

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The Star Wars universe gets a lot of attention for its lightsabers, space battles, and witty droids. But over the decades, a rich lore has developed around its history and politics.


Dr. Chris Kempshall researches and writes at the intersection of real-world history, with a focus on the First World War, and the Star Wars universe. His books include The History and Politics of Star Wars, which analyzes various aspects of Star Wars compared to our world, and Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire, an examination of the Empire from the perspective of an in-universe historian. Chris joined David Priess to discuss World War I-themed video games, how Star Wars creator George Lucas used history, how to get one's hands around the ever-expanded lore of Star Wars, why the movie sequels differed from published books about the aftermath of the Empire's fall, the structure and operations of the Empire, the problematic politics of the Republic, the treatment of non-human species and droids in Star Wars canonical works, controversy over the redemption of Anakin Skywalker, fan theories about the extent of Emperor Palpatine's manipulation of events and about the evidence that Jar Jar Binks was a Sith, and much more.


Works mentioned in this episode:


The Star Wars canon, across all media


Works in Star Wars Legends (formerly the Star Wars Expanded Universe)


The Chatter episode National Security Insights from Board Games, with Volko Ruhnke


The book British, French and American Relations on the Western Front, 1914-1918 by Chris Kempshall


The book The First World War in Computer Games by Chris Kempshall


The book The History and Politics of Star Wars by Chris Kempshall


The book Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire by Chris Kempshall


The Sharpe Series of books by Bernard Cornwell


Chatter is a production of Lawfare and Goat Rodeo. This episode was produced and edited by Cara Shillenn of Goat Rodeo. Podcast theme by David Priess, featuring music created using Groovepad.


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The Star Wars universe gets a lot of attention for its lightsabers, space battles, and witty droids. But over the decades, a rich lore has developed around its history and politics.


Dr. Chris Kempshall researches and writes at the intersection of real-world history, with a focus on the First World War, and the Star Wars universe. His books include The History and Politics of Star Wars, which analyzes various aspects of Star Wars compared to our world, and Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire, an examination of the Empire from the perspective of an in-universe historian. Chris joined David Priess to discuss World War I-themed video games, how Star Wars creator George Lucas used history, how to get one's hands around the ever-expanded lore of Star Wars, why the movie sequels differed from published books about the aftermath of the Empire's fall, the structure and operations of the Empire, the problematic politics of the Republic, the treatment of non-human species and droids in Star Wars canonical works, controversy over the redemption of Anakin Skywalker, fan theories about the extent of Emperor Palpatine's manipulation of events and about the evidence that Jar Jar Binks was a Sith, and much more.


Works mentioned in this episode:


The Star Wars canon, across all media


Works in Star Wars Legends (formerly the Star Wars Expanded Universe)


The Chatter episode National Security Insights from Board Games, with Volko Ruhnke


The book British, French and American Relations on the Western Front, 1914-1918 by Chris Kempshall


The book The First World War in Computer Games by Chris Kempshall


The book The History and Politics of Star Wars by Chris Kempshall


The book Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire by Chris Kempshall


The Sharpe Series of books by Bernard Cornwell


Chatter is a production of Lawfare and Goat Rodeo. This episode was produced and edited by Cara Shillenn of Goat Rodeo. Podcast theme by David Priess, featuring music created using Groovepad.


See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.


Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare.



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