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Josef Benson is an associate professor of English at the University of Wisconsin Parkside. He is the author of Hypermasculinities in the Contemporary Novel: Cormac McCarthy, Toni Morrison, and James Baldwin (2014) and J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye: A Cultural History (2018).

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Star Wars: The Triumph of Nerd Culture engagingly reveals how the most popular film franchise of all time sprang from the mind of a deeply insecure nerd, who then inspired and betrayed a generation of fans.

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Acknowledgments
Prologue: The Triumph of Nerd Culture
Chapter 1: Aren't You a Little Short for a Stormtrooper?
Chapter 2: These Aren't the Droids You're Looking For
Chapter 3: I Have a Bad Feeling about This
Chapter 4: A Great Disturbance in the Force
Chapter 5: I Am Altering the Deal
Chapter 6: This Is the Way
Conclusion: The Cycle Is Complete