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Star Wars and the Power of Costume Exhibition in NYC 2016
In a stroke of luck in the lead-up to Sean Scanlan and I publishing our co-edited special issue of New American Notes Online (NANO) on Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, the Smithsonian and Lucas Museum of Narrative Art traveling exhibition collaboration called Star Wars and the Power of Costume came to New York City. I visited the exhibition with my Canon T3i one summer afternoon in 2016. It was exhilarating to me to be close to the costumes and props from my most loved movie franchise. Also, I imagined how the exhibit must be a goldmine for costuming details for Star Wars cosplay.

I’m afraid that my photography skills and control over my equipment is left wanting, but I tried my best to capture the costumes and equipment as best as I could for my own enjoyment when revisiting the exhibition via memory conjured by the photos. Now, I’m sharing my photos of the exhibition for your benefit here.

Also, I attended an earlier Star Wars exhibition in London nine years earlier, ~~which I will post next week as my Flickr album of those photos no longer exists~~ [link added to the London Star Wars Exhibition on 17 Oct. 2023]. It will feature costumes and some vehicles and models. In the meantime, I hope that you enjoy virtually visiting the Power of Costume below.
Jedi and Sith

Obi-Wan Kenobi from A New Hope

Yoda

Jedi Luke Skywalker and Padawan Anakin Skywalker

Darth Vader

Palpatine/Darth Sidious

Luminara Unduli, Emperor Palpatine, and Mace Windu

Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi versus Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace

Padmé Amidala

Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker’s Secret Wedding

Princess Leia

Princess Leia in A New Hope

Princess Leia in Return of the Jedi

Han Solo and Chewbacca

Han Solo in Carbonite

Bounty Hunters

Jango Fett and Boba Fett

Zam Wesell

Droids

Stormtrooper

Queen’s Guard, Chancellor’s Guard, Imperial Officer, X-Wing Pilot, TIE Pilot, and Battle Droid

Republic Senators Bail Organa and Mon Mothma

Ewok and Speeder Bike

Sandpeople

The Force Awakens

Finn, Rey, and Poe Dameron

Rey

Finn

Poe

First Order

Weapons and Equipment

Luke Skywalker’s Blaster

Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn’s Lightsabers

Darth Vader’s Lightsaber

Sith Lightsabers

Villain Blasters and Rifles

Other Blasters and Equipment

Signage
October 10, 2023
Science Fiction and Your World

Continuing from my last post, Dr. Takayoshi asked us to practice what she preaches and create a multimodal work to show to our students (e.g., an example of how to do multimodal work, something that ties into a multimodal assignment, or an introduction to our class). Also, it should be 4 minutes in length.

As much as I didn’t want to do something of this magnitude in one day, this assignment did help me crystallize my thoughts regarding the first writing class that I’ll teach in the Fall at KSU. I decided to go with the theme, “Science Fiction and Your World.” I’m going to assign my students a number of SF short stories and secondary readings to begin discussions about contemporary issues, which will lead into their writing assignments. I found a nice anthology edited by Orson Scott Card that I’m going to assign, which is titled, Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Twentieth Century. I wouldn’t say that it’s the best anthology out there, but it has a number of enjoyable and topical stories that I believe my students will enjoy.

After deciding my course’s theme, I storyboarded an introductory video that’s a campy informative mix. It’s just over 4 minutes long, and available on YouTube.

Oct. 21, 2023 Update: Video link removed as it no longer exists.

June 27, 2008