Our Blessed Rebel Queen: Essays on Carrie Fisher and Princess Leia (Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Studies)

Our Blessed Rebel Queen: Essays on Carrie Fisher and Princess Leia (Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Studies) by Mizejewski, Linda. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780814346860.

Our Blessed Rebel Queen: Essays on Carrie Fisher and Princess Leia is the first full-length exploration of Carrie Fishers career as actress, writer, and advocate. Fishers entangled relationship with the iconic Princess Leia is a focal point of this volume. Editors Linda Mizejewski and Tanya D. Zuk have assembled a collection that engages with the multiple interfaces between Fishers most famous character and her other life-giving work. The contributors offer insights into Fisher as science-fiction idol, author, feminist inspiration, and Lucasfilm commodity. Jennifer M. Fogel examines the thorny "ownership" of Fishers image as a conflation of fan nostalgia, merchandise commodity, and eventually, feminist icon. Philipp Dominik Keidl looks at how Carrie Fisher and her iconic character are positioned within the male-centric history of Star Wars. Andrew Kemp-Wilcox researches the 2016 controversy over a virtual Princess Leia that emerged after Carrie Fishers death. Tanya D. Zuk investigates the use of Princess Leia and Carrie images during the Womens March as memetic reconfigurations of historical propaganda to leverage political and fannish ideological positions. Linda Mizejewski explores Carrie Fishers autobiographical writing, while Ken Feil takes a look at Fishers playful blurring of truth and fiction in her screenplays. Kristen Anderson Wagner identifies Fishers use of humor and anger to challenge public expectations for older actresses. Cynthia Hoffner and Sejung Park highlight Fishers mental health advocacy, and Slade Kinnecott personalizes how Fishers candidness and guidance about mental health were especially cherished by those who lacked a support system in their own lives. Our Blessed Rebel Queen is distinct in its interdisciplinary approach, drawing from a variety of methodologies and theoretical frameworks. Longtime fans of Carrie Fisher and her body of work will welcome this smart and thoughtful tribute to a multimedia legend.