Simpsonology: There's a Little Bit of Springfield in All of Us - Couverture souple

Delaney, Tim

 
9781591025597: Simpsonology: There's a Little Bit of Springfield in All of Us
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1591025591 ISBN 13 : 9781591025597
Editeur : Prometheus Books, 2008

Synopsis

In this amusing and informative appreciation of The Simpsons, sociologist Tim Delaney looks at the many ways America’s longest-running sitcom and animated TV program reflects American culture. For more than fifteen years, the Simpsons have touched upon nearly every aspect of the American social scene—from family dynamics and social mores to local customs and national institutions. With over four hundred episodes aired so far, Delaney finds a goldmine of insights couched in parody on any number of perennial topics:

• On television’s influence on American culture, Krusty the Clown says, "Would it really be worth living in a world without television? I think the survivors would envy the dead."
• On New Age religion, Homer says, "To think, I turned to a cult for mindless happiness when I had beer all along."
• On the thorny issue of gun ownership and home security, Homer purchases a pistol at "Bloodbath and Beyond" and then tells Marge, "I don’t have to be careful, I got a gun."
• On the theme of community spirit, Bart thoughtlessly signs up with a local Boy Scout troop while on a sugar rush from eating a "Super-Squishee." The next day he realizes what he has done: "Oh, no. I joined the Junior Campers!" To which his sister, Lisa, responds: "The few, the proud, the geeky."

Delaney finds many more episodes relevant to major sociological issues such as environmentalism, feminism, romance and marriage, politics, education, health, aging, and more. Students of popular culture and laypersons alike will learn basic sociological concepts and theories in a refreshing, jargon-free work that offers plenty of entertainment.

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À propos de l?auteur

Tim Delaney (Oswego, NY) is assistant professor of sociology at the State University of New York at Oswego and the author of Seinology: The Sociology of Seinfeld, American Street Gangs, and Contemporary Social Theory, among other works.

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Éditeur
Prometheus Books
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1591025591
ISBN 13 
9781591025597
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
411
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