The New Jew in Film : Exploring Jewishness and Judaism in Contemporary Cinema.

The New Jew in Film is grounded in the study of over three hundred films from Hollywood and beyond. Nathan Abrams explores these new and changing depictions of Jews, Jewishness, and Judaism, providing a wider, more representative picture of this transformation. Chapters explore masculinity, feminini...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Abrams, Nathan
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press 2012.
Online Access:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1bj4q14
Table of Contents:
  • Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Jew; Chapter 2. The Jewess; Chapter 3. Sex; Chapter 4. Passivity; Chapter 5. Agency; Chapter 6. Religion; Chapter 7. Food; Chapter 8. Bathrooms; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Filmography; Index.