Deconstructing South Park

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. . .

Acknowledgments
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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About the Contributors