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Jews in contemporary visual entertainment : raced, sexed, and erased

Title
  1. Jews in contemporary visual entertainment : raced, sexed, and erased / Carol Siegel.
Published by
  1. Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2022]
  2. ©2022
Author
  1. Siegel, Carol, 1952-

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Description
  1. x, 245 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
  1. What are the consequences of how Jews are depicted in movies and television series? Drawing on a host of movies and television series from the 1970s to present day, Jews in Contemporary Visual Entertainment explores how the media sexualize and racialize American Jews. Race and sexuality frequently intersect in the depiction of Jewish characters in such shows as The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, UnREAL, The Expanse, and Breaking Bad, and in films such as Hester Street, Once Upon a Time in America, Casino, Radio Days, Inglourious Basterds, and Barton Fink. When they do, American sexual norms are invariably challenged or outright broken by these anti-Semitic representations of Jewishness. Insightful and provocative, Jews in Contemporary Visual Entertainment disturbingly reveals the far-reaching influence of popular visual media in shaping how American Jews are perceived today.
Subject
  1. Jews on television
  2. Jews in motion pictures
  3. Sex on television
  4. Sex in motion pictures
  5. Race on television
  6. Race in motion pictures
Contents
  1. Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Sexual Perversity and the Jewish Therapist Figure -- 2. Imaginary Histories of Americanized Jews in Love -- 3. Sex and Revenge, Rage and Bliss-- 4. Jews, Sex Crimes, and Holocaust Erasure on Film -- 5. Two Funerals and a Wedding -- 6. Monstrous Jewish Sexualities and Minoritarian Cinema -- 7. Our Erasure Is Being Televised -- Conclusion -- Filmography -- Bibliography -- Index.
Call number
  1. MFL 23-3774
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-239), filmography (pages 223-225), and index.
Author
  1. Siegel, Carol, 1952- author.
Title
  1. Jews in contemporary visual entertainment : raced, sexed, and erased / Carol Siegel.
Publisher
  1. Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2022]
Copyright date
  1. ©2022
Type of content
  1. text
  2. still image
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-239), filmography (pages 223-225), and index.
ISBN
  1. 9780253060228 hardcover
  2. 0253060222 hardcover
  3. 9780253060235 paperback
  4. 0253060230 paperback
  5. 9780253060242 ebook
  6. 0253060249 ebook
Research call number
  1. MFL 23-3774
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