Silver Screen, Hasidic Jews

Shaina Hammerman

ISBN 10: 0253031680 / ISBN 13: 9780253031686

Published by Indiana University Press Jan 2018, 2018

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Motivated by Woody Allen's brief comedic transformation into a Hasidic Jew in Annie Hall, cultural historian Shaina Hammerman examines the effects of real and imagined representations of Hasidic Jews in film, television, theater, and photography. Although these depictions could easily be dismissed as slapstick comedies and sexy dramas about forbidden relationships, Hammerman uses this ethnic imagery to ask meaningful questions about how Jewish identity, multiculturalism, belonging, and relevance are constructed on the stage and silver screen. 192 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Silver Screen, Hasidic Jews
• Publisher: Indiana University Press Jan 2018
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0253031680
• ISBN 13: 9780253031686
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 157H x 15D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 157 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 439 grams

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Synopsis

Motivated by Woody Allen's brief comedic transformation into a Hasidic Jew in Annie Hall, cultural historian Shaina Hammerman examines the effects of real and imagined representations of Hasidic Jews in film, television, theater, and photography. Although these depictions could easily be dismissed as slapstick comedies and sexy dramas about forbidden relationships, Hammerman uses this ethnic imagery to ask meaningful questions about how Jewish identity, multiculturalism, belonging, and relevance are constructed on the stage and silver screen.

About the Author

Shaina Hammerman is a cultural historian who teaches in the San Francisco Bay Area.