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Silver screen, Hasidic Jews : the story of an image /
"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...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Bloomington, Indiana :
Indiana University Press,
[2018]
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | "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"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxix, 157 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes Discography. |
| ISBN: | 9780253031709 0253031702 9780253031693 0253031699 |