Prezentacija religija u animiranoj seriji South Park

master's thesis

• Title (english): Presentation of Religions in the Animated Series South Park
• Author: Nina Lelas
• Mentor: Antonija Čuvalo (mentor)
• Committee member: Antonija Čuvalo (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Dina Vozab (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Davorka Vidović (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; The Faculty of Political Science; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-09-16, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Information and Communication Sciences; Journalism

Abstract

South Park je satirična animirana serija koja je počela s emitiranjem 1997. godine, a trenutno je na 24. sezoni. Radnja serije prati svakodnevicu četiri dječaka (Stan, Kyle, Cartman i Kenny), koji uočavaju nelogičnosti u svijetu odraslih. Autori serije te nelogičnosti prikazuju na namjerno pretjeran način, kako bi istaknuli njihov apsurd. Kroz seriju se provlače važne aktualne i često kontroverzne društvene, političke, religijske i ekonomske teme. Religije, njezini predstavnici, tradicije, običaji, likovi česti su fokus serije, zbog čega sam odabrala odnos religije i popularne kulture u dijalogu kao teorijski okvir. Dijalog između religije i popularne kulture postoji, kada govore jedna o drugoj ili kada raspravljaju o temi za koju imaju zajednički interes. Kako se radi o američkoj seriji i odnosi se na društvo SAD-a, objasnila sam ulogu Prvog amandmana, religijski pluralizam i odnose moći između religijskih skupina u SAD-u. Pojam političke korektnosti pokazao se važnim zbog učestalih negativnih komentara upućenih autorima. South Park je satirična serija tako da je obrazložen pojam satire i njezine karakteristike. Prezentacija religije u animiranoj seriji South Park analizirana je metodom analize narativa . Uzorak se sastoji se od 33 epizode, koje imaju u fokusu religiju ili religijske elemente. Cilj istraživanja bio je otkriti postoje li razlike u prikazu religija, identificirati detalje ključne za to kako su prikazani članovi religijskih grupa i njihovi međusobni odnosi te saznati koja je religija dobila najviše prostora u seriji. Analiza je pokazala kako je kršćanstvo najzastupljenija religija u seriji te ima dominantnu poziciju iz koje nameću svoje vrijednosti ostalim religijskim skupinama.

Abstract (english)

South Park is a satirical animated television series that started broadcasting in 1997 and is currently on its 24th season. The series follows the everyday life of four boys (Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny), who notice illogicality in the grown-up world. The authors of the series use that illogicality and exaggerate them to the point of absurdity. Important current and often controversial social, political, religious, and economic issues are the main focus of the series. Religion, its representatives, traditions, customs, icons are frequently shown in the series, which is why I chose the relationship of religion and popular culture in dialogue as a theoretical framework. A dialogue between religion and popular culture exists when they talk about each other or when they discuss a topic they have a common interest in. As this is an American series and relates to U.S society, I explained the role of the First Amendment, religious pluralism, and power relations between religious groups in the USA. The term of political correctness proved important due to the frequent negative comments made to the authors. Because South Park is satirical series, the term of satire and its elements are included as well. The presentation of religion in the animated series south park was analyzed by the method of narrative analysis. The sample consists of 33 episodes, which focus on religion or religious elements. The goal of the research was to find out if there are differences in the portrayal of religions, to identify details crucial to how members of religious groups are portrayed and their interrelationships, and to find out which religion received the most time in the series. The analysis showed that Christianity is the most represented religion in the series and has a dominant position in society, from which its members impose their values on other religious groups.

• Keywords: popularna kultura; religija; satira; South Park; politička korektnost; multikulturalnost
• Keywords (english): popular culture; religion; satire; South Park; political correctness; multiculturalism
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:114:606937
• Study programme: Title: Journalism; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra novinarstva (magistar/magistra novinarstva)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Created on: 2022-02-01 11:51:16