Race, Rights, and Recognition : Jewish American Literature since 1969 /

In Race, Rights, and Recognition, Dean J. Franco explores the work of recent Jewish American writers, many of whom have taken unpopular stances on social issues, distancing themselves from the politics and public practice of multiculturalism. While these writers explore the same themes of group-base...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Franco, Dean (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2012]
Temas:
American literature > Jewish authors > History and criticism.
Jews in literature.
Jews > Intellectual life > United States.
Jews > United States > Intellectual life.
Judaism and literature > History > 20th century > United States.
Judaism and literature > History > 21st century > United States.
Judaism and literature > United States > History > 20th century.
Judaism and literature > United States > History > 21st century.
Judaism in literature > United States.
Judaism in literature.
American Studies.
Discrimination & Race Relations.
Literary Studies.
LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: The Politics and Ethics of Jewish American Literature and Criticism
  • Part I: Pluralism, Race, and Religion
  • 1. Portnoy's Complaint: It's about Race, Not Sex (Even the Sex Is about Race)
  • 2. Re-Reading Cynthia Ozick: Pluralism, Postmodernism, and the Multicultural Encounter
  • 3. The New, New Pluralism: Religion, Community, and Secularity in Allegra Goodman's Kaaterskill Falls
  • Part II: Recognition, Rights, and Responsibility
  • 4. Recognition and Effacement in Lore Segal's Her First American
  • 5. Responsibility Unveiled: Tony Kushner's Homebody/Kabul
  • 6. Globalization's Complaint: Gary Shteyngart's Absurdistan and the Culture of Culture
  • Epilogue: Less Absurdistan, More Boyle Heights
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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