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Understanding The Simpsons
Animating the Politics and Poetics of Participatory Culture
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English
Published/Copyright:
2021
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Fink Moritz :
Moritz Fink is an independent media scholar. He holds a doctoral degree in American Studies from the University of Munich, and has published on The Simpsons as well as a variety of pop culture themes.
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"Does the world need another book on The Simpsons? Don’t have a cow! From Black Bart to Banksy, from the Harvard Lampoon and underground comics to Mad Magazine, from transmedia storytelling to DeviantArt, Moritz Fink deftly explores what’s ‘cult‘ in this long-running television series and in the process, uses The Simpsons to explore the complex status of television in contemporary culture."
- Henry Jenkins, University of Southern California, editor of Popular Culture and the Civic Imagination: Case Studies of Creative Activism
"Meticulously researched and intelligently argued, Understanding The Simpsons: Animating the Politics and Poetics of Participatory Culture will be welcomed by American Studies scholars, students of television seriality, and anyone interested in the cultural histories of the nineties and naughties and beyond. Whether you like to watch The Simpsons as an academic, as a fan, or as an aca-fan, this book is for you."
- Frank Kelleter, Freie Universität Berlin, editor of Media of Serial Narrative
"Broadening the scope of study of The Simpsons from the television series to its status as a global transmedia franchise, Moritz Fink’s book is essential reading for anyone interested in the television industry and production, media convergence, fandom and participatory culture."
- Rebecca Williams, University of South Wales, author of Theme Park Fandom: Spatial Transmedia, Materiality, and Participatory Cultures
- Henry Jenkins, University of Southern California, editor of Popular Culture and the Civic Imagination: Case Studies of Creative Activism
"Meticulously researched and intelligently argued, Understanding The Simpsons: Animating the Politics and Poetics of Participatory Culture will be welcomed by American Studies scholars, students of television seriality, and anyone interested in the cultural histories of the nineties and naughties and beyond. Whether you like to watch The Simpsons as an academic, as a fan, or as an aca-fan, this book is for you."
- Frank Kelleter, Freie Universität Berlin, editor of Media of Serial Narrative
"Broadening the scope of study of The Simpsons from the television series to its status as a global transmedia franchise, Moritz Fink’s book is essential reading for anyone interested in the television industry and production, media convergence, fandom and participatory culture."
- Rebecca Williams, University of South Wales, author of Theme Park Fandom: Spatial Transmedia, Materiality, and Participatory Cultures
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Frontmatter
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Table of Contents
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List of Images
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Acknowledgments
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Preface to the AUP Edition
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Introduction
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1. Bart Talks Back: The Politics and Poetics of Participatory Culture
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2. Alternative TV: The Genesis of The Simpsons
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3. More than Just a Cartoon: Meta-Television Culture and the Age of Irony
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4. High Fives on Prime Time: Representing Popular Culture
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5. At the Edge of Convergence Culture: Engaging in the Simpsons Cult
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6. Echoes of Springfield: The Simpsons in Remix Culture
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Conclusion: The Simpsons, Cultural Feedback Loops, and the Case of Apu
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Bibliography
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Index
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Publishing information
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eBook published on:
October 20, 2021
eBook ISBN:
9789048540334
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Main content:
236
Illustrations:
21
eBook ISBN:
9789048540334
Keywords for this book
The Simpsons; animation; political satire; media convergence; participatory culture
Audience(s) for this book
Professional and scholarly;