Description
| Product ID: | 9781800739482 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Film Europa |
| Title: | Rethinking Jewishness in Weimar Cinema |
| Authors: | Author: Barbara Hales, Valerie Weinstein |
| Page Count: | 388 |
| Subjects: | Film history, theory or criticism, Film theory & criticism, Social and cultural history, Cultural studies, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Social & cultural history, Cultural studies, Jewish studies, Germany, c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Berghahn Books |
| Publisher Name: | Berghahn Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-03-10 |
