Bibliograph

Homer Simpson goes to Washington, American politics through popular culture, edited by Joseph J. Foy ; with a foreword by Stanley K. Schultz

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Homer Simpson goes to Washington, American politics through popular culture, edited by Joseph J. Foy ; with a foreword by Stanley K. Schultz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Homer Simpson goes to Washington

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

262840219

Responsibility statement

edited by Joseph J. Foy ; with a foreword by Stanley K. Schultz

Sub title

American politics through popular culture

Summary

Americans are turning to popular culture to make sense of the American political system, a trend that explains the success of television shows such as The Simpsons, The West Wing, The Daily Show, and Chapelle's Show and films such as Election, Bulworth, and Wag the Dog. In Homer Simpson Goes to Washington: American Politics through Popular Culture, Joseph J. Foy has assembled a multidisciplinary team of scholars with backgrounds in political science, philosophy, law, cultural studies, and music. The essays tackle common assumptions about government and explain fundamental concepts such as civi

Table Of Contents

Aye on Springfield: reasons to vote "yes" on popular culture / Greg Ahrenhoerster -- R for revolution: Hobbes and Locke on social contracts and scarlet Carsons / Dean A. Kowalski -- Political culture and public opinion: the American dream on Springfield's evergreen terrace / J. Michael Bitzer -- Congress, corruption, and political culture: Mr. Bulworth goes to Washington / John Grummel -- The president as hero: don't blame me, I voted for Bartlet / Jennifer J. Hora -- Seeking justice in America's two-tiered legal system: "I plead the fit" / Kristi Nelson Foy, Joseph J. Foy -- Madisonian pluralism and interest group politics: inhaling democracy, choking on elitism / Joseph J. Foy -- Entertainment media and political knowledge: do people get any truth out of truthiness? / Christopher A. Cooper, Mandi Bates Bailey -- Broadcast news and the movies: wagging somebody's dog / Dick Flannery -- Torture, terrorism, and 24: what would Jack Bauer do? / Timothy Dunn -- Civil liberties v. Law and order: exploring responses to terrorism in the siege / Nathan Zook -- Influencing American foreign policy through popular music: all the world's a stage / Brett S. Sharp -- Twentieth-century American folk music and the popularization of protest: three chords and the truth / Craig W. Hurst -- Reevaluating democracy in America: profound disappointment, profound hope / Margaret Hankenson

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