Star Wars and Resistance

[eldritchhobbit]

My half-hour talk "Star Wars and Resistance" is now on YouTube as part of the SPACE Showcase. My talk kicks in around 11 minutes into the Showcase.

This talk is a "sneak peek" into my new three-part online module for SPACE (Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education) for Signum University in Spring 2026.

Watch on YouTube

Rebellions Are Built On Hope: A Star Wars Series

Over nearly half a century of storytelling, Star Wars has challenged audiences to find their own agency and power in the face of injustice and tyranny. The Star Wars works Andor (2022, 2025), Rogue One (2016), and A New Hope (1977) fit together to provide a story of resistance, resilience, and rebellion built on a deep engagement with history, philosophy, and political thought. Join Dr. Amy H. Sturgis as we consider how Star Wars wrestles with big ideas, invites conversation and action, and inspires hope in unprecedented times.

This SPACE series consists of three hybrid modules:

• Module 1 (Feb. 2026) covers the series Andor, Season 1 (more info here);


• Module 2 (March 2026) covers the series Andor, Season 2 (more info here); and


• Module 3 (April 2026) covers the films Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (more info here).

Comments

[wellinghall]

Happy birthday!

[eldritchhobbit]

Thank you so much!

[st_crispins]

Do't come to DW much any more but wanted to wish you a very happy birthday!

[eldritchhobbit]

Thank you so much! I've been so happy to see your UNCLE/Escape crossover works going up on AO3. I hope all is well with you, given *gestures at the dumpster fire of the world*. Thanks for the birthday wishes!

[st_crispins]

We've been working on the crossover a lot. We cleaned up and posted the first three volumes, which had appeared before as print zines.

Now we're almost finished with vol. 4, which was never printed and so it's brand new to readers.

We'll be working on the fifth and last after the holidays.

RE: dumpster fire. Well, our crossover is looking more like a documentary every day!

I'm sorta kinda retired now, teaching one class a semester, but getting tired of the hour commute.

[eldritchhobbit]

Oh, I'm SO GLAD you explained that there's more going up than the stories I have in the print zines. I'm really excited for new reading in this crossover 'verse! I'm looking forward to diving into the new material. Thanks so much for posting these stories!

You're right, it's looking more and more like a dystopia every day, isn't it?

It's great to hear from you and have new fiction from you, too! Sending all best wishes for the new year. May it be a better and brighter one.