Six Degrees of Star Wars
Even before it became the property of a monstrously big corporation that started putting it everywhere, Star Wars was everywhere. Join us on a journey as we take the hyperspace lanes out of a galaxy far, far away and into other movies, finding all the ways George Lucas' flagship franchise surrounds us, binds us, and penetrates us.
Six Degrees of Star Wars
Ep. 26: Yeelen (1987) Shines Bright
We are here to talk about a gem of Malian cinema, and tripping over our own words as we try to sound smart and also fight against the ingrained cultural biases as products of the West! Results may vary, but sometimes, the journey is what matters.
Pluggables:
Jasmine: @FaeRiviera on all socials
Kyle: @KyleKallgrenBHH on YouTube
Citing our sources:
- Kyle’s original Yeelen video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0PmgaRmURI
- "Yeelen": A Political Fable of the "Komo" Blacksmith/Sorcerers: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3820136
- Albinism in the Ancient Mediterranean World: https://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1011-76012021000100001
- Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses: https://ia902803.us.archive.org/31/items/pdfy-oq2BfT0sB_7IP7Th/Dictionary%20Of%20Gods%20And%20Goddesses.pdf
- Bambara culture: https://www.folklore.earth/culture/bambara/
- Maggie Mae Fish Hero’s Journey: https://youtu.be/Q9zR4lWyVN8?si=EkPas6TakFj3JYYx and https://youtu.be/ET4BJIdZKa0?si=7hSMLdITJrCR_hZp
- Kalymba RPG system, created by @danipirraca (Twitter), Kickstarter here: http://kck.st/3w8kyeS
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