Leaving Springfield : the Simpsons and the possibility of oppositional culture
2004
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This is a study of the television programme 'The Simpsons' which focuses on the show's dual roles as subversive political satire and mainstream mass media hit. It addresses the show's success as a corporate-manufactured show that parodies the very consumer capitalism it simultaneously promotes.
Main title:
Leaving Springfield : the Simpsons and the possibility of oppositional culture / edited by John Alberti.
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Imprint:
Detroit, Mich. : Wayne State University Press ; London : Eurospan [distributor], 2004.
Collation:
xxxii, 344 p. ; 23 cm.
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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.Filmography: (p. 303-326).
ISBN:
9780814328491 (pbk)
Dewey class:
791.4572
Local class:
791.4572
Language:
English
BRN:
997011