Nostalgia in Jewish-American Theatre and Film, 1979-2004

Ben Furnish (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

188 Seiten

2004
Peter Lang Publishing Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8204-6197-7 (ISBN)

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Nostalgia, a bittersweet yearning for the past, is an important element in Jewish-American performances of the late twentieth century. Numerous plays and films of this time use nostalgia to engage Jewish, including Yiddish, cultural themes and images. Nostalgia offers audiences a window through which to examine past and current social changes. These include American Jews’ departure from Europe to America, the city for the suburbs, Yiddish for English, as well as the civil rights, women’s, peace, and gay and lesbian movements, and other transformations. These performances illustrate how theatre and film transmit culture from generation to generation and between one ethnic community and the wider American scene.

The Author: Ben Furnish has published articles and book chapters on American, English, and Yiddish theatre and film and on the Holocaust. He has taught at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, the University of Kansas, Avila University, and the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is currently Managing Editor of the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s BkMk Press. He completed graduate degrees at Harvard University, the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and the University of Kansas, where he received a Ph.D. in theatre and film studies.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.11.2004
Reihe/Serie	Twentieth-Century American Jewish Writers ; 11
Reihe/Serie	Twentieth-Century American Jewish Writers ; 11
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 230 mm
Gewicht	420 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Tanzen / Tanzsport
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-8204-6197-0 / 0820461970
ISBN-13	978-0-8204-6197-7 / 9780820461977
Zustand	Neuware