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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Moritz FinkPublisher: Amsterdam University Press Imprint: Amsterdam University Press ISBN: 9789462988316ISBN 10: 9462988315 Pages: 236 Publication Date: 05 October 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList 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 IndexReviewsDoes 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 Universitat 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 Author InformationMoritz 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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