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Author:   Leslie Stratyner ,  James R. Keller
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.277kg
ISBN:  

9780786443079

ISBN 10:   0786443073
Pages:   204
Publication Date:   09 March 2009
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction: An Unofficial Explanation and Brief History of South Park LESLIE STRATYNER and JAMES R. KELLER      1. Kierkegaard, Contradiction, and South Park: The Jester’s View of Religion LORI LIPOMA      2. Truthiness and Consequences: Chewbacca and the Defense of Political Perfection RICHARD JOHNSTON and DAVID MCAVOY      3. “Yon Fart Doth Smell of Elderberries Sweet”: South Park and Shakespeare ANNE GOSSAGE      4. Bloody Mayhem 7, Life Lessons 0: The Depiction of Youth Sports KATHARINE KITTREDGE      5. Miss Information: Consumer Excess, Health Care and Historical Guilt in “Cherokee Hair Tampons” JOLENE ARMSTRONG      6. Facts, Fatsos, and Fascism: South Park’s Interrogation of Anti-Tobacco Legislation BRENNAN M. THOMAS      7. Bridging the Cultural Divide: Moderation and Tolerance of GLBT Communities BRADLEY EVANS      8. A Carnival in the Rainforest: Familiarizing Environmental Rhetoric DEIDRE PIKE      9. Canada and Saddam in South Park: Aboot Allah DANIEL KEYES      10. “Yes I Am, Cartman!”: Kyle Broflovski’s Cool Judaism KENNETH R. MOREFIELD      11. “Among School Children”: Lacan and the South Park Felt Board Lesson JAMES R. KELLER      About the Contributors      Index     

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Leslie Stratyner, a professor of English at Mississippi University for Women, lives in Columbus, Mississippi. James R. Keller is a professor and chair of the English and Theatre department at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky. The author or editor of numerous works about popular culture, he lives in Lexington, Kentucky.

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