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.