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Informationen zum Autor Brian Cogan is associate professor in the Department of Communication Arts at Molloy College. List of Contributors: Michael Chemers; Brian Cogan; Martha Mary Daas; David Scott Diffrient; Jonathan Gray; Stephanie Hammer; James Hewitson; Hioni Karamanos; Nick Marx; Louise Noble; MJ Robinson; Lori Snaith; John-Paul Stephenson Klappentext Deconstructing South Park: Critical Examinations of Animated Transgression is the first book to systematically analyze the cultural phenomenon of South Park from a wide scope of theoretical approaches. Brian Cogan and the other contributors address the show from perspectives a... Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsIntroduction - 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 Lineageby Jonathan GrayChapter 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, Californiaby 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 ParkBy Michael M. Chemers and Hioni KaramanosChapter 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 DaasChapter Six - The Devil Went Up to Colorado: "Satan Comedy" in South Parkby Lori SnaithChapter Seven: The South Park Apocalyptic: Smaller, Shorter, & All Cut Upby 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 StephensonChapter Nine: "I made you eat your parents!": South Park and Literary Historyby 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 Beyondby Nick MarxChapter Eleven - The Feminine Mistook: Carnival Feminist Humor and South Parkby 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 Parkby David Scott Diffrient BibliographyAbout the Contributors ...