Postmodernism and The Simpsons

Introduction ..................................................... .. .......................... ... ................. Four

Postmodern: Overview of cultural movement ............................................... ..................... Four

Major terms and the theory of post-modernism ....................................... ... ... .................... 6

Criticism of metanarative by Simpsons ....................................... ... ... ....................... Ten

The Simpsons' mutual text nature and loss of historical reality ....................................... .. .. 19

Mass media and Springfield surreal ....................................... ... ... .. ..................... 26

Conclusion ................................. ............................ .... .................. 33

Reference destination ............................................. ... ... ....................... ... ... ................ 35

Postmodernism: An overview of cultural movement Postmodernism is a term used to cover a wide range of attitudes in various fields.

Significance of Postmoderns and the Beginning of Theory Postmodern discussion started basically in 1979.

Loss of interseptuality and historical reality in "Simpsons" The main feature of postmodern in aesthetic production,

1 Ayn Rand is known for developing objectiveist philosophy. As phrases "help is useless" mean, her philosophy emphasizes individualism and self-sufficiency. "A is A" is cited from her book "Atlas Shrugged" published in 1957 and explains her concept of individual rights. (Http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=objectivism_pobs5 accessed April 27, 2006)

Let's develop his surreal theory to Baudrillard by simulation and simulation of mass media and Springfield Surreal.

2 "Rock Bottom" is a counterfeit item of "hard copy" of the news program, which is known for its sensational news coverage. The news of this program focuses on scandal and intrigue, much like journalism in "rock and roll". Furthermore, the opening sequence of "Rock Bottom" is clearly repeated with "Hard Copy".

There is no doubt that this TV series can be classified as postmodern. All rhetorical devices synonymous with postmodern theory appear in "Simpsons": imitation, citation, intertextuality and reflexibility. Simpsons is a good example of postmodern works, because it uses reflectivity and interseptism specially. Every element of the program is associated with a network in which the inter - text stream references other common text. In particular, there are four ways in which "Simpsons" uses inter text in relapsed form. First of all, there are individual elements within the program that have many text-to-text references. A good example is the name of the town where Simpsons lived is Springfield. This is important. Because it has the same name as the old city, the old television program "God knows best".

Hogvísindadeild Intertextuality of Postmodernism and Simpsons, Surrealism and Mathematical Criticism. In this article, I will introduce postmodern interpretation of the popular TV series 'Simpsons', with particular emphasis on postmodern, surrealism, and meta-posted postmodern theory. Before discussing "Simpsons" deeply, there are some important theoretical aspects of postmodern in aesthetics

Simpson is a post-modern TV program. In other words, postmodern is defined as "historical period and attitude". As a historical period, it means the culture that emerged after the media era. Agree to any new value, but only to ironize such a grain system "(Solomon, 230). In Simpson's series "Two cars in each garage, three eyes in each fish" there are many details that will open eyes of American society. (A) Stereotyped power plants represented by Mr. Burns and government security inspectors, and their vision for security and profitability. (B) the conditions necessary to reach the highest level of political party and politics. (C) Focus on his ordinary American men about his professional ethics and ethics