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Leaving Springfield: The Simpsons and the Possibility of Oppositional Culture (Contemporary Approaches to Film and Television) (40th Edition) by John Alberti (Editor), Megan [Contributor] Mullen, Robert [Contributor] Sloane, Douglas [Contributor] Rushkoff, Vincent [Contributor] Brook, Kurt M. Koeingsberger, Duncan Stewart Beard, Valerie Weilunn Chow, Professor Mick Broderick, Mick [Contributor] Broderick, William J. Savage Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2003 ISBN-10: 0-8143-2849-0 / 0814328490 ISBN-13: 978-0-8143-2849-1 / 9780814328491 Since its first appearance as a series of cartoon vignettes in 1987 and its debut as a weekly program in 1990, The Simpsons has had multiple, even contradictory, media identities. Although the show has featured biting political and social satire, which often proves fatal to mass public acceptance, T |