This dissertation investigates the representation of socio-economic class within Star Wars media, focusing on three key Star Wars video games and the commercial film series, through the application of concepts drawn from the political philosophy of G.W.F Hegel, science fiction criticism, architectural discourse, and human geography. While the backdrop of the film series is macro-political, it can be argued that the films do not focus on representing a crucial socio-political category: socio-economic class. The contextual backdrop of the films is macro-political: a political republic (the Galactic Republic) is corrupted and subverted by a powerful maniacal tyrant (Sheev Palpatine), and through a ‘state of emergency’ he transforms the Republic into an authoritarian Galactic Empire.
Star Wars is an epic space opera franchise oriented around the film series created by George Lucas. The reactivation or the ‘rebooting’ of the Star Wars franchise, following its purchase by the Walt Disney Corporation, has opened a new space for critical engagement with the franchise.
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