When I was a kid and Star Wars was the big thing, my interest was on fast spaceships, aliens, laser weapons and not to forget Wookies! I was not much interested in the force, nor in the cultures which might have influenced George Lucas to create it. This all changed when I started to practice Qigong.
Writing for Qiblog
Alexander Emmerich
Germany
I am a marketer, REN XUE teacher and researcher. My research interest is a combination of transatlantic studies, storytelling and movie history with a focus on Western movies and early Hollywood; especially on Universal Pictures.
I deeply believe that we all have more in common than what separates us. And researching stories is a great way to figure that out.
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