tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post7163303464330269031..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: The Simpsons, Amirite?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-33026718027463998472014-12-24T08:08:42.054-05:002014-12-24T08:08:42.054-05:00A good pop culture reference now and then is one t...A good pop culture reference now and then is one thing. The thing that worries me is when whole university courses need to be built around pop culture references in that "Tao of Pooh"/ "everything I needed to know I learned from The Simpsons/MTV/buffy the vampire slayer" sort of way. It's one thing for kids in Sunday school (who I assume are still around ten or so), but Rosencrantz Andor Guildensternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095512139776536635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-4090028451081749782014-12-22T20:51:42.826-05:002014-12-22T20:51:42.826-05:00Whenever I need to emphasize a common-sense and st...Whenever I need to emphasize a common-sense and strict policy, Lisa Simpson is in the slide in her pearls, pointing her finger. Example: "I will not define vocabulary or provide feedback about your answers during the test." Everybody likes and even respects Lisa, and having her be my mouthpiece keeps it lighter.<br /><br />Futurama has provided more plotlines relating to my field. OftenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-2719160485493487442014-12-22T16:57:39.439-05:002014-12-22T16:57:39.439-05:00It helps if the pop culture artifact itself is ric...It helps if the pop culture artifact itself is richly entwined with earlier high and low culture, as I gather The Simpsons is (I have very little familiarity with the show, beyond recognizing the characters and some of their characteristic sayings, but I know my church has successfully based youth Sunday School curriculum on the show -- and the person who put that class together isn't going Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-16872539384853958472014-12-22T13:17:20.184-05:002014-12-22T13:17:20.184-05:00I have had students tell me that because of my cl...I have had students tell me that because of my class, they now get the references in this and that Simpsons' episode. Not sure how that makes me feel.Trish from Texarkanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537710252663530562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-59557736154497315822014-12-22T12:59:18.166-05:002014-12-22T12:59:18.166-05:00I've taught with a lot of folks who love pop c...I've taught with a lot of folks who love pop culture and sprinkle it in in large and small doses. The worst of them used pop culture as a way to eat up time and placate the addled undergrads. But I've also seen folks use it well, rigorously.<br /><br />Like anything, it can be used well or poorly. I was never a Simpson's guy, but I've mentioned the old Hawaii Five-0 many times in Compound Calicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059155949950433688noreply@blogger.com