Homer Simpson goes to Washington
Subtitle: American politics through popular culture
By: edited by Joseph J. Foy ; with a foreword by Stanley K. Schultz.
Contributors: Foy, Joseph J.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lexington, Ky
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9780813125121
Subjects: United States -- Politics and government -- Miscellanea
Genres: Miscellanea.
Description: "In Homer Simpson Goes to Washington: American Politics through Popular Culture, Joseph J. Foy and other contributing scholars offer a variety of perspectives on politics through the framework of popular culture. From the classic film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington to the cutting-edge television program Chappelle's Show, the authors use a wide spectrum of entertainment media to explain the complexities of U.S. politics and how audiences engage them."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.