Leaving Springfield: The Simpsons and the Possibility of Oppositional Culture - David L. G. Arnold, Valerie Weilunn Chow, Kurt M. Koeingsberger, Kevin J. H. Dettmar, Mick Broderick, Vincent Brook, Megan Mullen, Douglas Rushkoff, William J. Savage, Robert Sloane, Duncan Stewart Beard - Google Books

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Since its first appearance as a series of cartoon vignettes in 1987 and its debut as a weekly program in 1990, The Simpsons has had multiple, even contradictory, media identities. Although the show has featured biting political and social satire, which…