Title: “How time works in The Simpsons” Amy M. Davis University of Hull, UK Jemma Gilboy University of Hull, UK James Zborowski University of Hull, UK Dr. Amy Davis Film Studies (Larkin Building) University of Hull Cottingham Road Hull HU6 7RX
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[email protected] Author biographies Amy M. Davis is a lecturer in Film and Animation History at the University of Hull (School of Drama, Music, and Screen). She teaches modules on (amongst other things) American Animation History and Disney Studies, and is the author of several papers on Disney and animation, as well as two books, Good Girls & Wicked Witches: Women in Disney’s Feature Animation (2006) and Handsome Heroes & Vile Villains: Men in Disney’s Feature Animation (2013). Jemma Gilboy is a PhD candidate in the Department of Drama, Music and Screen at the University of Hull. Her thesis is on meme theory and its application to fans' relationships with the texts and the authors of The Simpsons. She studied practical animation in her undergraduate work in Canada, and in further undergraduate and postgraduate study has narrowed her academic focus onto the theoretical sides of filmmaking, animation, and online audience participation. James Zborowski is a Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at the University of Hull. He is the author of a series of publications exploring the relationship between television and time.