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<P>It is often said that the poet Homer "educated" ancient Greece. Joseph J. Foy and Timothy M. Dale have assembled a team of notable scholars who argue, quite persuasively, that Homer Simpson and his ilk are educating America and offering insights into the social order and the human condition. Following <I>Homer Simpson Goes to Washington</I> (winner of the John G. Cawelti Award for Best Textbook or Primer on American and Popular Culture) and <I>Homer Simpson Marches on Washington</I>, this exceptional volume reveals how books like J. R. R. Tolkien's <I>The Hobbit</I> and J. K. Rowling's <I>Harry Potter</I>, movies like <I>Avatar</I> and <I>Star Wars</I>, and television shows like <I>The Office</I> and <I>Firefly</I> define Americans' perceptions of society. The authors expand the discussion to explore the ways in which political theories play out in popular culture. <I>Homer Simpson Ponders Politics</I> includes a foreword by fantasy author Margaret Weis (coauthor/creator of the <I>Dragonlance </I>novels and game world) and is divided according to eras and themes in political thought: The first section explores civic virtue, applying the work of Plato and Aristotle to modern medi

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Author

Joseph J. Foy (editor), Timothy M. Dale (editor)

Publisher

The University Press of Kentucky

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780813141510

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, Philosophy, Science