Timeline of Star Wars Meta

Timeline of notable Star Wars meta essays, ordered by date of online or print publication. 
==Date Unknown==
* The Essence of Handmaidenology (Around 2000)
* Why I love Han and Luke (Assumed 2010s)
==70s==
===1979===
* Princess Leia: Should She Ever Have Been Liberated? by Tracy Duncan
* Who Comes With Summer by Jeff Johnston (July)
==80s==
===1980===
* The Once And Future Jedi by Karen Winter
* A Royal Pain
* Han Solo: Lady's Man for All Seasons. Published in Empire Star #4
* Open Letter to Star Wars Fans by the Duncans by Tracy and Nancy Duncan. (May)
* Don't Say That! by Barbara Wenk (May 13) 
* Secrets of the Force (July)
* That’s Impossible by Tracy Duncan. Published in Against the Sith (July)
* The AtS Virtue-Chart of Heroic Characters by Tracy Duncan. Published in a print zine (October)
* The Death of Star Wars by Tracy Duncan (October)
* Shady Thoughts: Who is the Other? Theories I've Encountered (Winter)
===1981===
* In Whose Back Yard? by Judith Gran
* Mixed Grille or will the real Darth Vader please stand up? by Karen Osman
* Where the Boys Are by Pat Nussman
* The Politics of STAR WARS by Karen Winter
* Princess Leia: An Analysis, or Running the Alliance is Not All Fun and Games by Linda Stoops
* A Personal Statement from Susan Matthews (January 30)
* Fandom vs The Courts: Fan Fiction and Fair Use by Judith Gran (June 13)
* Give 'em Hell, Kid (July)
* Picking Nits in Fan Fiction. Published in Shadowstar's summer edition.
* Shady Thoughts: Terrans Will Be Terrans (Summer)
* That Elegant Scruffy Look (summer)
* Open Letters to Star Wars Zine Publishers (1981) (Published late summer)
* Button, Button, Who's Got the Button? by Anne Elizabeth Zeek. (September and October)
* Something X-tra by Sara Campbell (December)
===1982===
* The Female Hero: Personal Reflections on the Appeal of Leia Organa by Pat Nussman
* Mary Sue Just Ain’t What She Used To Be by Linda Stoops. Published in Storms #2
* Visible Women. Published in Storms
* By Any Other Name (March)
* The Hero's Hero by Jean L. Stevenson (March)
* Han and Leia in Fanfiction (May)
===1983===
* The View from Down Here: A Look at Fans by Dave Vergano, a discussion of age and fandom from Rogue's Gallery #12
===1984===
* In a Faraway Galaxy -- meta zine with nine essays
* Questions: A Soliloquy -- Published in Southern Enclave (March)
* What's Black and White and Read All Over: The Symbolism of Black and White in Star Wars (March)
* Now You're Getting Nasty, or Will the Real Obi-Wan Kenobi Please Stand Up? (June)
* Return of the Hero's Hero by Jean L. Stevenson (June)
* Some Revolutionary Thoughts (June)
* Fuzzy Thoughts: On Wookiees and Fan Fiction (Published in summer)
* Shady Thoughts: A Theory to Explain the Universe (According to George Lucas) (Published in summer)
* Shady Thoughts: An Open Letter to George Lucas (Published in fall)
* And In This Corner... by Marcia Brin (September)
* A Telelogy of Torture by Liz S (December)
===1985===
* Dune and Star Wars: How Similar are They? by Barbara T (March)
* The Private Life of a Jedi by Jeanine Hennig (Published in March & September)
* The Return of Anakin Skywalker: The Eschatology of the Star Wars Universe by Bev Clark (Published in summer)
* Luke's Responsibilities (December)
* Question Authority (December)
* Race Relations in the SW Universe (December)
* Shady Thoughts: Why I Like Reading/Writing Fan Fiction (Published in winter)
===1986===
* Clones and the Collapse of the Pre-Imperial State by Liz S (March)
===1987===
* Open Letter to Star Wars Fans Regarding the Movie "Spaceballs" (September)
* Why Han Solo Does Not (You Should Pardon the Expression) Measure Up by Ellen Randolph (December)
===1988===
* Shady Thoughts: Star Wars and the Road to Middle Earth? (Spring) 
===1989===
* The Incomparable Jundland Wastes by Maggie Nowakowska
* Ideas into Words by Ellen Randolph
* Ethics and Etiquette: A Proposal for the Buying and Selling of Fanzines by Mary Urhausen (June)
* Shaking the Bones (June)
* The "Clone Wars" Revisited by Mary Urhausen (December)
==90s==
===1990===
* No News Ain't Necessarily Good News (October)
===1991===
* How to Do a Zine by Cheree Cargill and Mary Urhausen (Published in spring)
===1993===
* Why "Get Solo"? Why Not? by Carolyn Golledge
===1995===
* Fanzines & Collectors by Ming Wathne
* Crossing the Jundland Wastes: The Last Trek, a Journey Through Star Wars Fandom's Golden Age by Maggie Nowakowska (Published in spring)
* Rantings of an Online Newbie (Published in Blue Harvest in winter)
* Turn That Frown Upside Down, or, "I am NOT a Merry Fan" (Published in Blue Harvest in winter)
===1997===
* What's it All About, Alpha? Or The Up Side of Dark Heroes 
* Star Wars Youth: Or, The Kids Are Alright (Fall)
* Color Matters Not! just say no to racism in the Star Wars saga!. Published in Blue Harvest #11 (Winter edition)
* Sarlaac Pit: The Reason Sorry Products Were Made (Published in winter)
===1999===
* Changes. Published in Blue Harvest letterzine, issue #17
* Why Luke?. Published in Echo Three
* Don't Call Me "Widow". Published in Blue Harvest #17. (Published in summer)
* It's Not Wise to Upset a Wookiee: LFL and Internet Copyright Issues (September 1)
==00s==
===2000===
* Sabé could turn A***a S**g into Orange Goo on an Off Day with her Weak Hand's Pinky. Originally posted on TheForce.net
* Fox Takes On Fan Web Sites: Star Wars sites could see more legal action (February 13)
* Fans.starwars.con (March 12)
* In Defense of Starwars.com (March 24)
* The Necessity of Fandom (Published in Blue Harvest in spring)
* I Thought O.T. Stood for 'Over Time' (Published in summer) 
* The Fandom Menace: an official site in fans' clothing (December 5)
===2002===
* Open Letter About AnotherSky.Net Fanfiction Piracy. Handed out at Vidcon and Eclecticon
* Why Isn't there More Attack of the Clones Fiction? by Lucy Gillam (August 15)
===2003===
* Don't Tug on Vader's Cape (May 29)
===2005===
* Saga Journal -- an academic fan journal
* Nerfherder's Playground: Do you either buy or read fanzines? (November 29)
===2007===
* Star Wars Print Fandom: An Expose
* Sacrifice: A statement, of sorts (June 20)
* The death of FanfiX.com (November)
==10s==
===2012===
* Fan fiction is more than smut
===2014===
* On Star Wars fandom, feminism, diversity and anger (May 6)
===2015===
* How I Ended Up Running A Fan Fiction Zine (January 17)
* Han/Luke Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (deleted scene) (March 17)
===2016===
* Ewan McGregor's Stupid Beautiful Face: A History of Han/Luke and Star Wars Slash (April 6)
* Your Vagina is a Bigot; My Vagina is a Saint by Franzeska Dickson (April 25)
* Fandom Ghost: Created Out Of Wholecloth By Fanon by wildehack (April 29)
===2017===
* Looking for Love in Alderaan Places: Luke/Leia Before and After Return of the Jedi (September 14)
===2019===
* THE PREQUEL TRILOGY IN THE 2000s -- A WOMAN-RUN STAR WARS FANDOM (January 9)
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