SECTION 1 - Sweet:; Creators; Behind the Scenes; Fandom; Internet in South Park; SECTION 2 - Kick the baby!; Characters,; Families and the Community in South Park; SECTION 3 - Respect My Authoritah!; Politics and Religion,; Morals and Ethics; SECTION 4 - South Park is Totally Gay:; Race & Culture,; Gender and Sexual Politics; SECTION 5 - You Bastard!; South Park; TV Literacy Appendices.
Toni Johnson-Woods is a lecturer in Contemporary Studies at the University of Queensland. To date she has published three books on popular culture: the first was an academic treatise on popular 19th century fiction; the second book, Big Bother (University of Queensland Press, 2002), was the first book to examine Reality TV and combine academic evaluation with fandom; and the third book Gone but not Forgotten (National Library of Australia, 2004) examines pulp fiction.
Mentioned.--Sanford Lakoff "New Statesman "
"South Park's biggest badge of honour is that, ten seasons in, it
remains lightning fast in its response to current events (four days
for Saddam Hussein's capture). This book of essays shows it to be a
surprisingly significant lens on US culture." Empire
Mentioned.--, "New Statesman "
Mentioned.--Eric Griffiths "New Statesman "
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