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Publisher : PediaPress
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 47,60 MB
Release : 2011
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ISBN :
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The Simpsons, Satire, and American Culture
M. Henry
Author : M. Henry
Publisher : Springer
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 35,13 MB
Release : 2012-09-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1137027797
How is The Simpsons a satirical artwork engaged with important social, political, and cultural issues? In time for the twenty-fifth anniversary, Henry offers the first comprehensive understanding of the show as a satire and explores the ways in which The Simpsons participates in the so-called "culture war" debates taking place in American society.
Homer Simpson Goes To Washington
Joseph J. Foy
Author : Joseph J. Foy
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 14,75 MB
Release : 2008-08-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0813138914
“Informative and entertaining . . . convincingly argue[s] that an interest in popular culture can counterbalance the growing tide of political apathy.” —Publishers Weekly While pundits may accuse popular culture of brainwashing, indoctrinating, distracting, or dumbing down the masses, the fact is that Americans have long turned to entertainment sources to make sense of politics, through television shows such as The Simpsons, The West Wing, The Daily Show, and Chappelle’s Show and films such as Election, Bulworth, and Wag the Dog. In Homer Simpson Goes to Washington, Joseph J. Foy has assembled a multidisciplinary team of scholars with backgrounds in political science, philosophy, law, cultural studies, and music. Their essays tackle common assumptions about government and explain fundamental concepts such as civil rights, democracy, and ethics—through the lens of drama and comedy.
The Simpsons and American Culture
Matthew Henry
Author : Matthew Henry
Publisher :
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 26,72 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Culture
ISBN :
This dissertation explores The Simpsons as a satirical artwork that engages with important social, political, and cultural issues in American culture. The primary purpose is to examine the ways in which the show participates in the so-called "culture war" debates that have been taking place in American culture over issues related to race, class, gender, sexuality, nationality, and religion. As the growing body of scholarship on The Simpsons attests, the show does more than simply mirror modern American life; it also makes regular interventions into the heated debates surrounding many of the contentious issues that have been gathered under the umbrella of the "culture wars"--E.g., definitions of "American" identity, immigration policy, gender equality, gay and lesbian rights, and the increased secularization of society. This dissertation also examines the tensions inherent in the show's status as a commercial and artistic object and the impact this potentially has on dealing with such highly politicized issues. The examination of The Simpsons' use of satire is intended to illuminate how the show both reflects and influences the cultural conversations taking place in American society over these issues. To elucidate the satirical aims of The Simpsons, I first situate the show within a number of contexts, including the legacy of nuclear family situation comedy made popular on television in the 1950s, the rise of Fox Television as a fourth broadcast network in the 1980s, and the satirical tradition in American mass media. The remaining chapters of the dissertation approach of The Simpsons and American culture thematically, exploring in more detail questions concerning race, ethnicity, class and national identity; gender, feminism, and female identity; sexuality, gay rights, and queer identity; and, finally, religious and spiritual identity.
Political and Social Satire in
Gerard Nehling
Author : Gerard Nehling
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 57 pages
File Size : 34,70 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 3640359291
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Didaktik - Englisch - Sonstiges, Note: 1,3, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen (Englisches Seminar), Veranstaltung: Landeskunde: Britain and Europe, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: The following essay will explore political and social satire in The Simpsons. This essay will prove Homer Simpson wrong saying in the episode "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington" "...cartoons don't have any deep meaning. They are just stupid drawings that give you a cheap laugh". In this essay it will be argued that The Simpsons provides us with an in-depth satirical reflection on U.S. society and, to a certain degree, on Western societies in general. Furthermore, this essay will examine the view of creator Matt Groening and the other writers of The Simpsons that the programme skilfully incorporates the subtext that "[t]he people in power don't always have your best interest in mind" (Cantor 1999, p. 745). Armstrong (2005a, p. 11) emphasises in his article about "Satire as Critical Pedagogy" that satire is a vehicle through which political literacy will be developed and underlines that it is an important part of political education. Thus, the analysis of satire is a vital part of cultural studies and is accordingly examined in this essay.
Homer Simpson Marches on Washington
Timothy M. Dale
Author : Timothy M. Dale
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 23,22 MB
Release : 2010-03-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0813173752
The Simpsons questions what is culturally acceptable, showcasing controversial issues like homosexuality, animal rights, the war on terror, and religion. This subtle form of political analysis is effective in changing opinions and attitudes on a large scale. Homer Simpson Marches on Washington explores the transformative power that enables popular culture to influence political agendas, frame the consciousness of audiences, and create profound shifts in values and ideals. To investigate the full spectrum of popular culture in a democratic society, editors Timothy M. Dale and Joseph J. Foy gather a top-notch team of scholars who use television shows such as Star Trek, The X-Files, All in the Family, The View, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and The Colbert Report, as well as movies and popular music, to investigate contemporary issues in American popular culture.
Leaving Springfield
John Alberti
Author : John Alberti
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 21,18 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780814328491
Since its first appearance as a series of cartoon vignettes in 1987 and its debut as a weekly program in 1990, The Simpsons has had multiple, even contradictory, media identities. Although the show has featured biting political and social satire, which often proves fatal to mass public acceptance, The Simpsons entered fully into the mainstream, consistently earning high ratings from audiences and critics alike. Leaving Springfield addresses the success of The Simpsons as a corporate-manufactured show that openly and self-reflexively parodies the very consumer capitalism it simultaneously promotes. By exploring such topics as the impact of the show's satire on its diverse viewing public and the position of The Simpsons in sitcom and television animation history, the commentators develop insights into the ways parody intermixes with mass media to critique post modern society. In spite of the longevity and high cultural profile of the show, The Simpsons has so far attracted only scattered academic attention. Leaving Springfield will be of importance to both scholars of media and fans of the show interested in the function of satire in popular culture in general and television in particular.
Drawn to the Gods
David Feltmate
Author : David Feltmate
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 29,19 MB
Release : 2017-04-11
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1479890367
Sacred centers -- The difference race makes: Native American Religions, Hinduism, and Judaism -- American Christianity, part 1: backwards neighbors -- American Christianity, part 2: American Christianities as dangerous threats -- Stigma, stupidity, and exclusion: "cults" and Muslims -- List of episodes referenced
The depiction of Popular Culture with "The Simpsons" in Anne Washburn's "Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play"
Mirja Quix
Author : Mirja Quix
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 42,70 MB
Release : 2015-07-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 3668010048
Seminar paper from the year 2014 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, University of Cologne (Englisches Seminar), course: The London Stage, language: English, abstract: A main objective of The Simpsons series seems to be to take every day issues and world events as a part of its stories and to deal with them in a satirical way. While it also concerns itself with apparently banal issues like popular movies or bands, war, politics or nuclear power do not make an exception in the series’ content. Mick Broderick points out, that “while many episodes ostensibly do not touch on nuclear themes, the ever- present influence and immanence of the atomic age pervades The Simpsons like a thematic half- life whose motifs contaminate the multi- layered, intertextual narratives of each episode, often as satire.” At this background, Anne Washburn’s decision to take The Simpsons, of all things, as the one part of popular culture that survives inside the people’s memories throughout a nuclear apocalypse, seems even more peculiar and ironic. But that’s just what happens in Washburn’s “Mr. Burns – A post- electric play”. The electric grid is destroyed and people have to adapt to a world without telephones, television, electric stoves or radiators. They have to revert to older ways of engagement, like storytelling, but instead of higher literature they reminisce about parts of popular culture everyone remembers. The following paper therefore will analyse Anne Washburn’s play in regard to the way popular culture is represented in her post- apocalyptic world. Why is it important and why is The Simpsons Washburn’s main representative of contemporary popular culture in the play? And, moreover, in which ways does the representational form of popular culture change throughout it?
The Simpsons' Beloved Springfield
Karma Waltonen
Author : Karma Waltonen
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 22,59 MB
Release : 2019-08-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1476636125
First aired in 1989, The Simpsons has become America's most beloved animated show. It changed the world of television, bringing to the screen a cartoon for adults, a sitcom without a laugh track, an imperfect lower class family, a mixture of high and low comedy and satire for the masses. This collection of new essays explores the many ways in which The Simpsons reflects everyday life through its exploration of gender roles, music, death, food politics, science and religion, anxiety, friendship and more.