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Congratulations to Dr. Greg Carter, whose book, I’d Just as Soon Kiss a Wookie: Uncovering Racialized Desire in the Star Wars Galaxy,<\/em> won the Midwest Popular Culture Association’s Award for Best Single Work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Way to go, Greg!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Congratulations to Dr. Greg Carter, whose book, I’d Just as Soon Kiss a Wookie: Uncovering Racialized Desire in the Star Wars Galaxy, won the Midwest Popular Culture Association’s Award for Best Single Work. 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