2006/07/01 by Simone Knox · 22 citations
Arts and Humanities · Psychology · #Rhetoric and Communication Studies #Narrative Theory and Analysis #Humor Studies and Applications #Optimal distinctiveness theory #Postmodernism #Reading (process) #Interpretation (philosophy) #Context (archaeology) #Critical reading #Sociology #Epistemology #Computer science #Aesthetics #Literature #Linguistics #Psychology #Art #History #Social psychology #Philosophy
paper · doi:10.3200/jpft.34.2.73-81
published in Journal of Popular Film and Television 34(2), 73-81 (Taylor & Francis)
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Reading the interplay between text, audience, and institutional context, this article critically examines the distinctiveness of The Simpsons. It explores how the animated series uses textual strategies that are interesting to and challenging for both (postmodern) critical theory and processes of interpretation, including existing critical writing on the program.