Dr Rebecca Harrison is a lecturer in the Theatre, Film and Television Studies department at the University of Glasgow.

Becca talks about "The Empire Strikes Back", the writing and production of it, examining the subtexts and mainstream representations both existing and hinted at, and more about the archives & historical artifacts that tell the story about making the story, and so much more.

and yes, if you want to hear more Star Wars talk, don't miss the session from a couple months ago (both on audio and video)!

Bloomsbury: The Empire Strikes Back (BFI Film Classics) 

LA Review of Books: Queer Empire: On the 40th Anniversary of “The Empire Strikes Back”

Twitter: @beccaeharrison

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“The Empire Strikes Back”: Examining the story behind the story

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Director Stefon Bristol stops by to talk about BREATHE, and getting into the family side of a survival story.

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“Breathe”: Director Stefon Bristol on family and survival

Writer-Director-Producer Hasraf "HaZ" Dulull is here to talk about his new animated feature MAX BEYOND, which was fully created with the Unreal Engine, and is just the first chapter in this new world of story possibilities.

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“Max Beyond”: HaZ Dulull talks creating animations with Unreal Engine

Writer-Director Nathaniel Kahn stops by to talk about the new IMAX Original Documentary, DEEP SKY, chronicling the building, launch and deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope, as well as its evolving mission.

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“Deep Sky”: Documenting the James Webb Space Telescope

Writer-director Kiah Roache-Turner is here to talk about his latest feature, STING, and how he wanted to make a fairy tale story... with unusually large spiders.

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“Sting”: Director Kiah Roache-Turner on making a horror fairy tale

International Horror & Sci-fi Film Festival Director Monte Yazzie returns to tell us all about the features and shorts being showcased in this year's festival (its 20th year!)

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“The Empire Strikes Back”: Examining the story behind the story

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