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The Simpsons' Beloved Springfield

Essays on the TV Series and Town That Are Part of Us All

by Karma Waltonen
Denise Du Vernay
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First aired in 1989, The Simpsons has become America's most beloved animated show. It changed the world of television, bringing to the screen a cartoon for adults, a sitcom without a laugh track, an imperfect lower class family, a mixture of high and low comedy and satire for the masses. This collection of new essays explores the many ways in which The Simpsons reflects everyday life through its exploration of gender roles, music, death, food politics, science and religion, anxiety, friendship and more.

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    August 30, 2019

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      • ISBN: 9781476636122

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      • ISBN: 9781476636122
      • File size: 2411 KB

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    • English

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    • Library Journal

      June 1, 2019

      Waltonen (writing, Univ. of California, Davis) and Du Vernay (Loyola Univ. Chicago), coauthors of The Simpsons in the Classroom, revisit the longest-running series in this collection of 19 academic essays by contributors from a variety of fields. With its weekly high jinks and ambiguous location, Springfield, The Simpsons' setting, is an Anytown whose residents (and their animated antics) explore the contemporary American experience. The book provides a deeper reading of the show, discussing its music and film allusions and how it examines themes such as nationalism (the Simpsons are world travelers), gender roles, and environmentalism. The authors' credentials are presented, and every essay is well cited. With recent attention to the depiction of Indian immigrant Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, a 20th piece focusing on race would have been warranted, but the volume does address The Simpsons' use of stereotypes as satire. VERDICT This is a perfectly cromulent resource and a fun read. Simpsons fans will appreciate academics geeking out, and scholars will benefit from this embiggening of Simpson-ology.--Terry Bosky, Madison, WI

      Copyright 2019 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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