Watching with the Simpsons by Jonathan Gray - pp. 218

Routledge, 2005-12-16. Paperback. Used: Good.

Routledge. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Routledge, 2006. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:9780415362023

New. Using our favourite Springfield family as a case study, Watching with The Simpsons examines the textual and social role of parody in offering critical commentary on other television programs and genres. Jonathan Gray brings together textual theory, discussions of television and the public sphere, and ideas of parody and comedy. Including primary audience research, it focuses on how The Simpsons has been able to talk back to three of television's key genres - the sitcom, adverts and the news - and on how it holds the potential to short-circuit these genre's meanings, power, and effects by provoking reinterpretations and offering more media literate recontextualizations. Examining television and media studies theory, the text of The Simpsons, and the show's audience, Gray attempts to fully situate the show's parody and humour within the lived realities of its audiences. In doing so, he further explores the possibilities for popular entertainment television to discuss issues of… Read More

Routledge, 2006. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 199 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches.

Routledge, 2006. First Edition. Softcover (Stiff Boards). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 224 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact, but spine is faded/sunned. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Communications & Media; ISBN: 0415362024. ISBN/EAN: 9780415362023. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 28838. . 9780415362023

Paperback / softback. New. Examines television and media studies theory and studies the textual and social role of parody in offering critical commentary on other television programs and genres. This book uses the favourite Springfield family as a case study.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Watching with The Simpsons : Television, Parody, and Intertextuality.

Routledge, 2006. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 199 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches.

Routledge. paperback. New. 98x7x147.