The Simpsons: Mocking Our Lives Since 1989

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“Do’h” has been a hallmark of American culture since 1989, when The Simpsons first aired. They have influenced our lives if we noticed it or not. I would create an honors seminar class focusing on the satire and cultural diffusion of The Simpsons. I would call this class The Simpsons: Mocking Our Lives Since 1989.
The subject area of this seminar would be Media Studies. In this Media Studies seminar, students will be analyzing The Simpsons episodes, interpreting different ways of looking at the show, and making connections from literature to modern day America. For example, students could be evaluating LGBTQ discrimination in the 1990’s with the episode “Homer Phobia”. In the episode, Homer harasses John, an openly gay man, about his sexually.

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