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Deconstructing South Park: Critical Examinations of Animated Transgression is an edited collection by Brian Cogan that looks at the long and controversial run of one of the most subversive programs on television. South Park, while denounced by many as simply scatological, is actually one of the most nuanced and thoughtful programs on television. The contributors to South Park reveal that, through the lens of four foul-mouthed nine year olds, Trey Parker and Matt Stone have created one of the most astute forms of social and political commentary in television history.
Deconstructing South Park, itself the most ambitious deconstruction of popular culture to date, analyzes how South Park is not only entertainment, but a commentary on American culture that tackles controversial issues far beyond the depth of most television. Specifically, the medium of animated sitcom allows the show's creators to contribute to cultural conversations regarding disability studies, religion, sexuality, celebrity, and more. If South Park deconstructs American culture, then Cogan and his contributors deconstruct the deconstructionists and reveal South Park in all its hilarious and often contradictory complexity.
Table of Contents
Introduction - Deconstructing South Park? South Park is Deconstruction! Plus, as a Bonus, Why This Book is a Bad Idea. Or as Cartman Might Ask, Aimez-vous sucer mes couilles, Monsieur Derrida?
by Brian Cogan
Part I - Satirycon in Colorado
Chapter One - From Whence Came Cartman: South Park's Satiric Lineage
by Jonathan Gray
Chapter Two - The Brown Noise: A Roundtable Discussion on Satire and South Park, led by Eric Cartman. With Introductory Remarks by Professor SH Chaos, Pandemonium University (suburban campus), Toxic Shock, California
by Stephanie Hammer
Part II - South Park and/is/on the "Other"
Chapter Three - "You Mean, I'm Not Special?" Timmy, Jimmy, and the "Double-Move" of Disability Comedy in South Park
By Michael M. Chemers and Hioni Karamanos
Chapter Four - "But I'm not in the closet!" Or, "Oh My God It's George Clooney as the Voice of the Dog!" South Park, Celebrity, and Thank God Libel Laws are Not as Tough as They are in England!
by Brian Cogan
Part III - God, the Devil, and Cartman
Chapter Five - Parody and Transgression: Religious Discourse in South Park
by Martha Mary Daas
Chapter Six - The Devil Went Up to Colorado: "Satan Comedy" in South Park
by Lori Snaith
Chapter Seven: The South Park Apocalyptic: Smaller, Shorter, & All Cut Up
by James Hewitson
Part IV - Meta-Discourse and Literary History
Chapter Eight: "The most foul of the foul words": South Park and Meta-Discourse
by John-Paul Stephenson
Chapter Nine: "I made you eat your parents!": South Park and Literary History
by Louise Noble
Part V - Matt and Trey Talk a Lot of Shit, Literally
Chapter Ten - Respecting 'Authoritah': Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Authorship in South Park and Beyond
by Nick Marx
Chapter Eleven - The Feminine Mistook: Carnival Feminist Humor and South Park
by MJ Robinson
Part VI - And Now for Something Completely Diffrient
Chapter Twelve - Tweaking Art, the Art of Tweek: Aesthetic Desecration and the Politics of Possession in South Park
by David Scott Diffrient
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Product details
| Published | Dec 09 2011 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 254 |
| ISBN | 9780739167465 |
| Imprint | Lexington Books |
| Dimensions | 234 x 155 mm |
| Series | Critical Studies in Television |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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