{"product_id":"simpsons-in-the-classroom-embiggening-the-learning-experience-with-the-wisdom-of-springfield-9780786444908","title":"Simpsons in the Classroom: Embiggening the Learning Experience with the Wisdom of Springfield","description":"\u003cp\u003e The object of much debate, attention, and scholarship since it first aired more than 20 years ago, \u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons\u003c\/i\u003e provides excellent, if unexpected, fodder for high school and college lesson plans. After all, laughing students are hardly sleeping students! But \u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons\u003c\/i\u003e also provides a familiar student knowledge base which instructors can use as a jumping-off point to introduce concepts in literature, composition, linguistics, cultural studies, gender studies, and media appreciation. The authors, both of whom have been teaching \u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons\u003c\/i\u003e for more than a decade, share exercises, prompts, and even syllabi that have proven successful in their own courses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4944802\"\u003eKarma Waltonen\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4944803\"\u003eDenise Du Vernay\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786444908\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786444908\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-EDU\"\u003eEducation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-EDU029000\"\u003eTeaching | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER010030\"\u003eTelevision | History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC022000\"\u003ePopular Culture\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKarma Waltonen\u003c\/b\u003e teaches professional writing, literature, popular culture (including \u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons\u003c\/i\u003e), and stand-up comedy at the University of California, Davis. She is the president of the Margaret Atwood Society and edits \u003ci\u003eMargaret Atwood Studies\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eDenise Du Vernay\u003c\/b\u003e taught college courses in composition, literature, \u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons\u003c\/i\u003e, speech, and the humanities for seventeen years. She is treasurer and social media manager for the Margaret Atwood Society. She lives in Chicago, Illinois, where she works in Advancement for Loyola University Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44687097299181,"sku":"9780786444908","price":49.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_224cb953-a0c7-46cd-af6c-85314ff1f2a5.jpg?v=1703655311","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/simpsons-in-the-classroom-embiggening-the-learning-experience-with-the-wisdom-of-springfield-9780786444908","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}