Brief: Watching Andor with the Kids (Pt 1)

Matthew continues the Antifascist Woodshed series with a two-part analysis of an extraordinary cultural event: rebellions within rebellions—or how a ragtag band of writers and worldbuilders Trojan-horsed an antifascist masterpiece into the Empire of streaming content.

Seven chapters

1. Space Wizards or Antifascism?

2. Star Wars Culture Wars

3. A Post-Fragmentary Left

(Monday on Patreon:)

1. Hope and Love  

2. Tony Gilroy’s Antifascist Field Manual

3. The Used Future

4. Antifascist Parents Are Better than Jedi Parents

NB: There will be spoilers for Andor!

Show Notes

The Mythology of Star Wars with George Lucas and Bill Moyers

Special Interview: Nostalgia for the Superego (w/Sam Binkley) — Conspirituality 

Movie Review – THX 1138: The George Lucas Director's Cut – A Sci-Fi Geek Looks at George Lucas' First Film

8 women accuse screenwriter Max Landis of sexual, emotional abuse - National | Globalnews.ca

'Star Wars' Actress Amandla Stenberg's 'White People' Remark Sparks Fury - Newsweek 

'The Acolyte' Star Amandla Stenberg Cracks Up at 'Gayest Star Wars' Moniker: It's 'So Gay Already!' | Video 

Amandla Stenberg Slams Anti-‘Woke’ Attacks And ‘Intolerable Racism’ Over ‘The Acolyte’ 

Sorry, haters, Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ new characters more than make up for the movie’s sins | Vox

Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 - Official 'Omega & Tech' Clip (2023)

The Bad Batch: Tech’s death and the neurodivergent community

Why Our Autism Community Loves Star Wars - Kerry Magro

Virtue Hoarders and the Rejection of Liberalism (w/ Catherine Liu) | The Chris Hedges Report 

The problem with identity politics | Counterfire

Transcript: Andor: Tony Gilroy on Oppressive Regimes and Popular Revolutions - The Peabody Awards 

Star Wars: A New Heap 

Music

Brief: Star War fan-made music from Luis Humanoide: Trust Only in the Force 
Bonus: Star War fan-made music from Luis Humanoide: Dark Ruins Exploration