Lucas

Introduction, by Richard Ravalli
1. Reflections on George Lucas and Modesto, by Dale Pollock
2. Marcia Lucas: Her Life and Hollywood Legacy, by Michael Kaminski
3. "Are You Now, Or Have You Ever Been?": The Alientation of the Administered Society, Running to Freedom, and the Dystopianism of George Lucas's THX 1138, by John C. McDowell
4. American Graffiti and More: The Scholarly and Aesthetic Legacies of an Inaugural Nostalgia Film, by Christine Sprengler
5. "A New Hope": From American Graffiti to Star Wars, by Peter Krämer
6. Writing About Star Wars: A Historiography of the Star Wars Original Trilogy, by Andrew Howe
7. "Archaeology is the search for fact...not truth": How Indiana Jones Redefined Our Relationship with the Past, by Janice Liedl
8. From Sass to Seduction: The Ambiguously Tough Ladies of Star Wars and Indiana Jones, by Valerie Estelle Frankel
9. Researching the Lucasfilm Yearbooks: "FAMILY—ONE WIFE, ONE DISCO-BOOGIE BABY, AND 425 FOSTER KIDS", by Julie Turnock
10. Notes on the Lucas-Spielberg Syndrome, by Jim Kendrick
11. The Dislocations of Skywalker Ranch, by Kenneth Hough
12. Lucas Meets Luxo: Lucasfilm's Computer Graphics Lab (CGL) and the Development of Pixar Animation Studios, by Christopher Holliday and Chris Pallant
13. The Audience Is Listening: The Film Sound Legacy of George Lucas, by Stephen Andriano-Moore
14. LucasArts and the Hollywoodization of Video Games, by Stefan Hall
15. Franchise and Edutainment in the History of Lucasfilm Television, by Joseph Darowski
16. George and the Dinosaurs: George Lucas's Contributions to The Land Before Time and Jurassic Park, by Kathy Merlock Jackson
17. Star Wars Special Editions: Film Ownership and Cultural Implications, by Patti McCarthy
18. Changing Critical and Popular Responses to the Star Wars Prequels, by Shanti Fader-Whitesides
19. From Rebels to Emperors to Jedi Spirits: Walt Disney, George Lucas, and Their Fans, by Craig Svonkin
20. George Lucas in Museums, by Kim Munson
Contributor Biographies
Acknowledgments