Contributions

  • USC Casden Institute for the Study of the Jewish Role in American Life - Contributor

Publication

2017 - Purdue University Press, Indiana

Language

English

Word Count

47,500 words, Guess

Page Count

190 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101557537631
  • ISBN-139781557537638
  • OCLC Control Number944463381
  • Better World Books9781557537638
  • Open LibraryOL27230353M

Classifications

  • LCCPN1993.5.U65 F767 2017
  • LCCPN1995.9.J46

Alternate Titles

  • Jews and Hollywood

Description

The outsized influence of Jews in American entertainment from the early days of Hollywood to the present has proved an endlessly fascinating and controversial topic, for Jews and non-Jews alike. From Shtetl to Stardom: Jews and Hollywood takes an exciting and innovative approach to this rich and complex material. Exploring the subject from a scholarly perspective as well as up close and personal, the book combines historical and theoretical analysis by leading academics in the field with inside information from prominent entertainment professionals. Essays range from Vincent Brook?s survey of the stubbornly persistent canard of Jewish industry ?control? to Lawrence Baron and Joel Rosenberg?s panel presentations on the recent brouhaha over Ben Urwand?s book alleging collaboration between Hollywood and Hitler. Case studies by Howard Rodman and Joshua Louis Moss examine a key Coen brothers' film A Serious Man (Rodman) and Jill Soloway?s groundbreaking television series Transparent (Moss).

Subjects

Series Statement

  • The Jewish role in American life -- volume 14
  • Jewish role in American life -- v. 14.

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