Blame Canada! : South Park and popular culture / Toni Johnson-Woods.
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TextPublication details: New York : Continuum, 2007.Description: xvi, 271 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: - 9780826417312 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0826417310 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- South Park and popular culture
- 791.4572 SOU
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Now running into its tenth season, South Park has still not "jumped the shark". Satirically edgier than The Simpsons, South Park responds immediately to cultural controversies: four days after Saddam Hussein's capture, an episode lampooned it, and the show has no fear in tackling subjects as divisive and outlandish as Terry Schiavo, The Passion of the Christ, Tom Cruise's alleged homosexuality, and Michael Jackson. Its mixture of iconoclasm, cultural referents, and intertextuality makes it the perfect lens through which to examine contemporary popular culture in America - and television's role in the creation of that culture.
Blame Canada! is a smart, readable book that will appeal to the show's many fans, placing the show in a tradition of fearless and often foul-mouthed satire dating back as far as Rabelais.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-262) and index.
Author\'s note: Chewbacca defense -- Introduction: Yesterday\'s future is today -- Part I. Oh my god : Who cares about a guy that makes beer?: history -- Towelie ban: South Park in the media -- Trapper keeper: internet and fandom -- Collect underpants: marketing -- Part II. You killed Kenny! : Warping fragile little minds: the show -- Ending fart sequence: humour -- Barnaby Jones as cultural text: reference, allusion, intertextuality -- Token, give me a sweet bass line: sounds of South Park -- No, Kitty, that\'s my pot pie: food and drink -- Pissant American town : the community -- Kick the baby: the characters -- Teaching children to despise Paris Hilton: the celebrities -- Part III. You bastards! : Democrats piss me off: politics -- Tolerance, not stupidity: difference -- Blessed art thou: religion -- South Park is totally gay: sex and gender -- Conclusion : You know, I\'ve learned something today
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Acknowledgments (p. vii)
- Author's Note: Chewbacca Defense (p. ix)
- Introduction: Yesterday's Future Is Today (p. xi)
- Part 1 Oh My God (p. 1)
- 1 Who Cares about a Guy That Makes Beer?: History (p. 3)
- 2 Towelie Ban: South Park in the Media (p. 24)
- 3 Trapper Keeper: Internet and Fandom (p. 37)
- 4 Collect Underpants: Marketing (p. 59)
- Part 2 You Killed Kenny! (p. 73)
- 5 Warping Fragile Little Minds: The Show (p. 75)
- 6 Ending Fart Sequence: Humor (p. 89)
- 7 Barnaby Jones as Cultural Text: Reference, Allusion, and Intertextuality (p. 104)
- 8 Token, Give Me a Sweet Bass Line: Sounds of South Park (p. 119)
- 9 No, Kitty, That's My Potpie: Food and Drink (p. 136)
- 10 Pissant American Town: The Community (p. 151)
- 11 Kick the Baby: The Characters (p. 163)
- 12 Teaching Children to Despise Paris Hilton: The Celebrities (p. 187)
- Part 3 You Bastards! (p. 201)
- 13 Democrats Piss Me Off: Politics (p. 203)
- 14 Tolerance, Not Stupidity: Difference (p. 216)
- 15 Blessed Art Thou: Religion (p. 227)
- 16 South Park Is Totally Gay: Sex and Gender (p. 243)
- Conclusion: You Know, I've Learned Something Today (p. 256)
- Select Bibliography (p. 260)
- Index (p. 263)