Baby Boomer Optimism and Regret in the Star Wars Trilogies
While the original Star Wars trilogy display George Lucas’ youthful optimism, the prequels reveal his dismay and regret at the world created by the Boomer generation.
Carol L. White
Carol L. White, Ph.D. (she/her) is a professor of history at Clayton State University in Morrow, GA. She regularly teaches a course on the 1960s and the student protest movements. She has previously published an article on Princess Leia’s influence on contemporary feminism with PopMatters, "Princess Leia May Be Tough, but She Wasn’t Always the Feminist She Is Today".