Understanding the Simpsons: Animating the Politics and Poetics of Participatory Culture

by Moritz Fink

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9462988315
• ISBN13: 9789462988316
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Length: 236 Pages