This volume analyzes Jewish tropes in popular science fiction including Star Trek, Marvel, and other top franchises. The essays examine representations of Jewish characters and culture in the genre that range from poignant metaphor to banal tokenism.
This volume analyzes Jewish tropes in popular science fiction including Star Trek, Marvel, and other top franchises. The essays examine representations of Jewish characters and culture in the genre that range from poignant metaphor to banal tokenism.
Valerie Estelle Frankel teaches at Mission College and San Jose City College.
Inhaltsangabe
Chapter 1. "Discovery Requires Experimentation": Centering Nazi-Fighting Ideology Without Judaism in Genre Television Erin Giannini Chapter 2. Destroyer, Defender, AI, Lover: The Golem in Speculative Fiction Prose and Comics Fraser Sherman Chapter 3. "The Golem was Built to go to War": The Golem in TV Fiction Mara W. Cohen Ioannides Chapter 4. The Origins of Superman: An Unlikely Window into the Jewish American Experience Matthew Diamond Chapter 5. Bats & Mitzvahs: Judaism in Modern Batman Comics Jonathan Sexton Chapter 6. Have Onscreen Superheroes Lost their Faith? Considering Marvel, Magneto, the Arrowverse, and Harley Quinn Valerie Estelle Frankel Chapter 7. Making a Jewish Case for Ferengi: Redeeming Star Trek's Worst Archetypes Miriam Eve Mora Chapter 8. Who Brings The Messiah: Klingon Messianism and Anti-messianism in Star Trek: TNG Ari Elias-Bachrach Chapter 9. Across Galaxies: How Science Fiction Echoes the Jewish Experience Under Colonization Sarah Katz Chapter 10. Mandalorian Midrash: Space Jews and Ancient Exegetical Analysis in Star Wars' The Mandalorian Caleb Horowitz Chapter 11. Zombies and Educating Jewish Brains Rabbi Matthew Nover and Heather Nover Chapter 12. The Quest for the Kosher Dragon: Who's the Mensch in Middle-Earth? Arthur S. Harrow Chapter 13. Avatar: The Last Airbender and Judaism: Several Curious Connections Ellen Levitt Chapter 14. The Twilight Zone as Jewish Science Fiction Judy Klass
Chapter 1. "Discovery Requires Experimentation": Centering Nazi-Fighting Ideology Without Judaism in Genre Television Erin Giannini Chapter 2. Destroyer, Defender, AI, Lover: The Golem in Speculative Fiction Prose and Comics Fraser Sherman Chapter 3. "The Golem was Built to go to War": The Golem in TV Fiction Mara W. Cohen Ioannides Chapter 4. The Origins of Superman: An Unlikely Window into the Jewish American Experience Matthew Diamond Chapter 5. Bats & Mitzvahs: Judaism in Modern Batman Comics Jonathan Sexton Chapter 6. Have Onscreen Superheroes Lost their Faith? Considering Marvel, Magneto, the Arrowverse, and Harley Quinn Valerie Estelle Frankel Chapter 7. Making a Jewish Case for Ferengi: Redeeming Star Trek's Worst Archetypes Miriam Eve Mora Chapter 8. Who Brings The Messiah: Klingon Messianism and Anti-messianism in Star Trek: TNG Ari Elias-Bachrach Chapter 9. Across Galaxies: How Science Fiction Echoes the Jewish Experience Under Colonization Sarah Katz Chapter 10. Mandalorian Midrash: Space Jews and Ancient Exegetical Analysis in Star Wars' The Mandalorian Caleb Horowitz Chapter 11. Zombies and Educating Jewish Brains Rabbi Matthew Nover and Heather Nover Chapter 12. The Quest for the Kosher Dragon: Who's the Mensch in Middle-Earth? Arthur S. Harrow Chapter 13. Avatar: The Last Airbender and Judaism: Several Curious Connections Ellen Levitt Chapter 14. The Twilight Zone as Jewish Science Fiction Judy Klass
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