Understanding The Simpsons | A Media Phenomenon at the Edge of Convergence Culture

Moritz Fink

ISBN 10: 3828837859 / ISBN 13: 9783828837850

Published by Tectum Verlag, 2016

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Understanding The Simpsons | A Media Phenomenon at the Edge of Convergence Culture | Moritz Fink | Taschenbuch | 262 S. | Englisch | 2016 | Tectum Verlag | EAN 9783828837850 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Waldseestr. 3-5, 76530 Baden-Baden, nomos[at]nomos[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Understanding The Simpsons | A Media Phenomenon at the Edge of Convergence Culture
• Publisher: Tectum Verlag
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3828837859
• ISBN 13: 9783828837850
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 19D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 19 millimeters depth
• Weight: 385 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Conceived as a renegade TV show in the late 1980s, “The Simpsons” has become one of the most long-lasting and all-pervasive media phenomena in American television history. More than twenty-five years after its television debut, the “Simpsons” series may be beyond its prime; in the realm of popular culture, however, the yellow cartoon characters continue to represent strong cultural currency. In an accessible way, “Understanding 'The Simpsons'” traces the show's origins, analyzes its complex position in-between commercial and alternative culture, and examines its role in today's ludic media environment. Drawing on numerous illustrative examples from the series and the paratextual realm that surrounds it, Moritz Fink puts “The Simpsons” in the timely context of transmedia relationships and convergence culture. From this perspective, “Understanding 'The Simpsons'” demonstrates that the significance of Homer and Co. lies less in their economic persistence than in their permanent cult status.