L’émancipation féminine dans la science-fiction : le cas de la saga Star Wars

The article considers the evolution of female protagonists throughout the Star Wars saga and questions their growing visibility in terms of female leadership. Using the theoretical frame proposed by Durand regarding the anthropological structures of fairy tales and legends, this article analyzes the emancipating process of the saga heroines from patriarchal institutions and religious oppression. Affirmed through individual trajectories, feminist scope of the saga is marked by a differentialist vision as leadership is asserting itself as a female characteristic.