Chris Turner will discuss the ways the popular TV show “The Simpsons” has impacted society during a presentation titled “Planet Simpson” at 7:30 p.m., Monday, March 13 in Whitley Auditorium on the Elon University campus. Turner’s presentation is free and open to the public.
Turner uses “The Simpsons” as a window on popular culture at large. “Planet Simpson” features reportage and analysis of the Internet boom, the alternative-rock explosion, the origins of anti-globalization and the impact of globetrotting on the developing world. The presentation is not about a TV show, but how a TV show documented and defined an entire era.
Turner’s appearance is sponsored by the Liberal Arts Forum.
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