Rethinking Jewishness in Weimar Cinema

Rethinking Jewishness in Weimar Cinema
ISBN-10
1789208734
ISBN-13
9781789208733
Category
Performing Arts
Pages
388
Language
English
Published
2020-11-01
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Authors
Barbara Hales, Valerie Weinstein

Description

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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