Understanding The Simpsons

Animating the Politics and Poetics of Participatory Culture

Moritz Fink (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

236 Seiten

2021
Amsterdam University Press (Verlag)
978-94-6298-831-6 (ISBN)

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Accolades such as "the best TV show of the twentieth century" or "the longest-running scripted series on American prime-time television" have elevated The Simpsons to the pop culture pantheon, while also suggesting the very vintage character of the program. But the label "The Simpsons" refers not just to a show that seems to belong to a bygone television era, it implies a rich narrative universe, including a set of iconic figures, familiar across continents and generations.

Through the lens of transmedia studies, Understanding The Simpsons traces the franchise’s trajectory, exploring how one of the most popular comedy series of all time has redefined the intersections between corporate media and participatory culture, as the kernel of its cult meaning.

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.

List of Images
Acknowledgments
Preface to the AUP Edition

Introduction

1. Bart Talks Back: The Politics and Poetics of Participatory Culture

2. Alternative TV: The Genesis of The Simpsons

3. More than Just a Cartoon: Meta-Television Culture and the Age of Irony

4. High Fives on Prime Time: Representing Popular Culture

5. At the Edge of Convergence Culture: Engaging in the Simpsons Cult

6. Echoes of Springfield: The Simpsons in Remix Culture

Conclusion: The Simpsons, Cultural Feedback Loops, and the Case of Apu

Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	13.09.2021
Reihe/Serie	Transmedia
Zusatzinfo	21 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Amsterdam
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
ISBN-10	94-6298-831-5 / 9462988315
ISBN-13	978-94-6298-831-6 / 9789462988316
Zustand	Neuware