Vázquez-Miraz, Pedro Semiotic and comparative analysis of "Worker and parasite" (The Simposons) // Análisis semiótico y comparativo de "Proletario y Parásito" (Los Simpsons). Revista de Comunicación de la SEECI, 2023, vol. 56, pp. 67-83. [Journal article (Paginated)]
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English abstract
Worker and Parasite is an animated scene of less than twenty seconds in length from the episode Krusty Gets Kancelled of The Simpsons (4th season / year 1993) that parodies the avant-garde cartoons of 20th century Eastern Europe, as well as being a contemporary critique of American capitalism towards the defeated communist model of the late 1990s. By means of semiotics, the aim is to analyse and compare all the information that this popular "sketch" promotes to the audience by means of the introduction to the cartoon, the five scenes that make it up and the outcome of its broadcast during the episode. The results indicate that Worker and Parasite can be fully identified with the so-called experimental animation, its great contrast with commercial animation being the key to the success of this iconic animated scene, although the scene would only reflect a preconceived idea that the American people have of Eastern European animation and not its enormous value. This stereotype would also spread to Spain due to the popularity of the tv series.
Spanish abstract
"Proletario y Parásito" es una escena animada de menos de veinte segundos de duración del capítulo Krusty Gets Kancelled de Los Simpsons (4a temporada / año 1993) que parodia a los dibujos vanguardistas de Europa oriental del siglo XX, además de ser una crítica contemporánea del capitalismo estadounidense hacia el derrotado modelo comunista de finales de los 90. Por medio de la semiótica se pretende analizar y comparar toda la información que promueve este popular «sketch» a la audiencia por medio de la introducción al dibujo, las cinco escenas que lo conforman y el desenlace a su emisión en el transcurso del capítulo. Los resultados indican que Proletario y Parásito se puede identificar plenamente a la denominada animación experimental, siendo su gran contraste con la animación comercial la clave del éxito de esta icónica escena animada, si bien la escena reflejaría solo una idea preconcebida que tiene el pueblo estadounidense de la animación de Europa del Este y no su profunda riqueza. Estereotipo que se divulgaría también a España debido a la popularidad de la serie de televisión.
Item type: | Journal article (Paginated) |
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Keywords: | Ciencias sociales; Medios de comunicación; Animación; Semiótica cultural; Los Simpsons; Proletario y Parásito; Social sciences; Communication; Audiovisual communication; Cultural semiotics; Media; Cartoons; The Simpsons; Worker and Parasite |
Subjects: | B. Information use and sociology of information > BJ. Communication H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HZ. None of these, but in this section. |
Depositing user: | Revista SEECI |
Date deposited: | 17 Sep 2023 10:32 |
Last modified: | 17 Sep 2023 10:32 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10760/44693 |
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