The article deals with the subversive potential of the Simpsons, that results
from the episodic structure of the narration and the non-individuality of Homer
Simpson. Both aspects are described as picaresque and carnivalesque moments – at
least as homology – i. e. early modern patterns. This questions once again modernity
and postmodernity and corresponds rather to a fundamental cultural critique than to
special social criticism. The structuralist approach is supported by methods from
the digital humanities

• Karnevaleskes und Pikareskes als Mittel der Kulturkritik in der Fernsehserie DIE SIMPSONS – Wortstatistiken und Gattungstraditionen, Digital Humanities und Literaturgeschichte