Leaving Springfield : the Simpsons and the possibility of oppositional culture / edited by John Alberti.
| Other author | Alberti, John. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Detroit : Wayne State University Press, ©2004. |
| Description | xxxii, 344 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Contemporary approaches to film and television series Contemporary approaches to film and television series. ^A570699 |
| Contents | "Use a pen, Sideshow Bob": the Simpsons and the threat of high culture / David L.G. Arnold -- Commodity culture and its discontents: Mr. Bennett, Bart Simpson, and the rhetoric of modernism / Kurt M. Koenigsberger -- The Simpsons and Hanna-Barbera's animation legacy / Megan Mullen -- Countercultural literacy: learning irony with the Simpsons / Kevin J.H. Dettmar -- Homer erectus: Homer Simpson as everyman ... and every woman / Valerie Weilunn Chow -- Who wants candy? Disenchantment in the Simpsons / Robert Sloane -- Myth or consequences: ideological fault lines in the Simpsons / Vincent Brook -- "So television's responsible!": oppositionality and the interpretive logic of satire and censorship in the Simpsons and South Park / William J. Savage, Jr. -- Looking for Amanda Hugginkiss: gay life on the Simpsons / Matthew Henry -- Releasing the hounds: the Simpsons as anti-nuclear satire / Mick Broderick -- Local satire with a global reach: ethnic stereotyping and cross-cultural conflicts in the Simpsons / Duncan Stuart Beard -- Bart Simpson: prince of irreverence / Douglass Rushkoff. |
| Abstract | This is a study of the television programme 'The Simpsons' which focuses on the show's dual roles as subversive political satire and mainstream mass media hit. It addresses the show's success as a corporate-manufactured show that parodies the very consumer capitalism it simultaneously promotes. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2002156592 |
| ISBN | 0814328490 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780814328491 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0814328482 |
| ISBN | 9780814328484 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PN1992.77.S58 L43 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |