Star Wars in fandom, film theory, and the museum: The cultural status of the cult blockbuster

Movie Blockbusters

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 178-189

  Hills, Matt ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781315012919     Document Type: Chapter

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