Welcome to Star Wars Appreciation 101! (#SWA101). In this episode, Fern and Julia explore "What We Do With Star Wars" by reading "The Force Provides" by Justina Ireland (Tales of Light and Life YA High Republic Anthology) through three main "principles" that challenge how we engage with stories.

On the Syllabus Today:

• "The Force Provides" by Justina Ireland. Tales of Light and Life. Disney Lucasfilm Press, 2023, pp. 181-214.
• Mays, Kelly J. The Norton Introduction to Literature: Shorter 14th Edition. W. W. Norton & Company, Inc, 2022.

Additional Sources:

• Bernheimer, Kate. “Fairy Tale is Form, Form is Fairy Tale.” The Writer's Notebook: Craft Essays from Tin House. Tin House Books, 2009.
• Madden, T Kira. “Against Catharsis: Writing Is Not Therapy.” Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2019, lithub.com/against-catharsis-writing-is-not-therapy/.

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Fern is on TikTok @alwaysfern

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In this episode, Fern and Julia finally explain where they've been and where they (and the podcast) are going.

Tl;dr: New season "Star Wars Appreciation 101", coming soon!

Social Media:
@swenglishclass on Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram
Julia is on TikTok @juliachristine77
Fern is on TikTok @alwaysfern

Business inquiries: starwarsenglishclass@gmail.com

Logo by Jacob David Earl (@jacobdavidearl)
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Welcome to the first in a series of rambling, casual episodes where Fern and Julia do not hold themselves to pesky things like "academic standards" and "research" and just kind of chat, like you would during your professor's office hours.

Points of Interest:
-Julia's Broken Brain
-Sometimes, Star Wars is Book
-SWCC London Live Episode THANK YOU!!
-Talking Back to Our Own Podcast
-This is a Pro Union Podcast
-You Can Podcast from the Woods

Social Media:
@swenglishclass on Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram
Julia is on TikTok @juliachristine77
Fern is on TikTok @alwaysfern

Business inquiries: starwarsenglishclass@gmail.com

Logo by Jacob David Earl (@jacobdavidearl)
Music by ZapSplat.com