Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-19-2025
Abstract
‘For the better, right?’ is a Star Wars meme that depicts a scene from Episode II—Attack of the Clones. Although the scene and dialogue never occur in the actual film, the meme provides a concise fourteen-word analysis of how Empire conceals itself. Using postfoundational inquiry, this article examines the meme’s pedagogy through Brian Massumi’s work on play in relation to politics and affect. Concealment and interrup- tion are identified as two characteristics of these relations. Author-created iterations of the meme demonstrate how play, as theorized by Massumi, can rework these tactics of concealment and interruption, enabling them to imagine alternative approaches to resisting Empire: a visual pedagogy that does not replicate its systems or foundational logics.
Amy N. Sojot’s ORCID record Recommended Citation
Sojot, A. N. (2025). Interrupting Empire: Playing with concealment and pedagogy in the meme ‘For the Better, Right?’ Video Journal of Education and Pedagogy, 10(2), 1–17. Special issue: Star Wars: A New Hope for Visual Pedagogies in a Galaxy Far, Far Away.
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