New ES Course, Spring 2025: Star Wars, Race, & Rebellion

ES 470: Star Wars, Race, & Rebellion, Spring 2025 Course Information

ES 470: Star wars, race, & rebellion offered in spring 2025

Dr. Jenell Navarro from the Ethnic Studies Department is offering a new course in Spring 2025!

ES 470: Star Wars, Race, & Rebellion examines themes of race and rebellion in the Star Wars franchise. It will analyze how Star Wars films and tv series reflect real-world sociopolitical issues, movements, and structures of power. It will cover concepts like rebellion, resistance, imperialism, and neoimperialism.

This course will be led by Dr. Jenell Navarro, jnavar18@calpoly.edu, Professor of Ethnic Studies at Cal Poly. Please contact Dr. Navarro if you have any questions about the course.

Read Mustang News "Cal Poly students use ‘Star Wars’ to examine race and imperialism" here