Rethinking Jewishness in Weimar cinema

Rethinking Jewishness in Weimar cinema

by Hales, Barbara Weinstein, Valerie

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"The burgeoning film industry in the Weimar Republic was, among other things, a major site of German-Jewish experience, one that provided a sphere for Jewish "outsiders" to shape mainstream culture. The chapters collected in this volume deploy new historical, theoretical, and methodological approaches to understanding the significant involvement of German Jews in Weimar cinema. Reflecting upon different conceptions of Jewishness - as religion, ethnicity, social role, cultural code, or text - th…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Rethinking Jewishness in Weimar cinema / edited by Barbara Hales and Valerie Weinstein.

Summary

"The burgeoning film industry in the Weimar Republic was, among other things, a major site of German-Jewish experience, one that provided a sphere for Jewish "outsiders" to shape mainstream culture. The chapters collected in this volume deploy new historical, theoretical, and methodological approaches to understanding the significant involvement of German Jews in Weimar cinema. Reflecting upon different conceptions of Jewishness - as religion, ethnicity, social role, cultural code, or text - these studies offer a wide-ranging exploration of an often overlooked aspect of German film history"

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2021

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Berghahn
  • Place of Publication:New York
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2021

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Physical Object

  • Description:viii, 355 Seiten : Illustrationen

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781789208726, 1789208726
  • oclc:on1192526946
  • LC Classification:PN1993.5.G3
  • Dewey Decimal:791.430943/09042

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