Vincent Brook

'You Should See Yourself'

Jewish Identity in Postmodern American Culture

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

  Bringing together fourteen new essays by leading scholars, You Should See Yourself examines the fluctuating representations of Jewishness in a variety of areas of popular culture and high art, including literature, the media, film, theater, music, dance, painting, photography, and comedy. Contributors explore the evolution that has taken place within these cultural forms and how we can best explain these changes. Are variations in our understanding of Jewishness the result of general phenomena such as multiculturalism, politics, and postmodernism, or are they the product of more specifically Jewish concerns such as the intermarriage/continuity crisis, religious renewal, and relations between the United States and Israel?             Accessible to students and general readers alike, this volume takes an important step toward advancing the discussion of Jewish cultural influences in this country.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juli 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 153mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 558g
• ISBN-13: 9780813538457
• ISBN-10: 0813538459
• Artikelnr.: 22095068

Autorenporträt

Vincent Brook is the author of Something Ain't Kosher Here: The Rise of the "Jewish" Sitcom. He is an adjunct professor of film, television, and cultural studies at the University of Southern California; California State University, Los Angeles; and Los Angeles Pierce College.