Homer Simpson Goes To Washington
eBook - ePub

Homer Simpson Goes To Washington

American Politics Through Popular Culture

  1. 282 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Homer Simpson Goes To Washington

American Politics Through Popular Culture

About this book

"Informative and entertaining . . . convincingly argue[s] that an interest in popular culture can counterbalance the growing tide of political apathy." — Publishers Weekly
 
While pundits may accuse popular culture of brainwashing, indoctrinating, distracting, or dumbing down the masses, the fact is that Americans have long turned to entertainment sources to make sense of politics, through television shows such as The Simpsons, The West Wing, The Daily Show, and Chappelle's Show and films such as Election, Bulworth, and Wag the Dog. In Homer Simpson Goes to Washington, Joseph J. Foy has assembled a multidisciplinary team of scholars with backgrounds in political science, philosophy, law, cultural studies, and music. Their essays tackle common assumptions about government and explain fundamental concepts such as civil rights, democracy, and ethics—through the lens of drama and comedy.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword
  6. Introduction. American Idle: Politics and Popular Culture
  7. Part 1. Setting the Stage: American Political Thought, Beliefs, and Culture
  8. Part 2. Cast and Crew: Actors and Institutions in American Government and Politics
  9. Part 3. Lights, Camera, Politics: Contemporary Issues in American Government
  10. Contributors
  11. Index