UNLOCKED - The Galactic Vietnam w/ Daniel Immerwahr

<p>Danny and Derek welcome back Daniel Immerwahr, professor of history at Northwestern University, to talk about about his new essay<em>,</em> “The Galactic Vietnam: Technology, Modernization, and Empire in George Lucas’s <em>Star Wars</em>”. They discuss the ideological projects of Lucas’ early work, <em>Star Wars</em> as a “Vietnam film”, its characters’ real-life counterparts, the franchise’s orientalism, and more.</p><p>Check out Daniel’s chapter in the volume <em>Ideology in U.S. Foreign Relations: New Histories</em>.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe</a>