Nostalgia in Jewish-American Theatre and Film, 1979-2004 - Furnish, Ben
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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…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
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.
Autorenporträt
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.
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"How does history become memory and then nostalgia? By exploring many key texts that have recently enlivened the Jewish-American stage and screen, Ben Furnish offers readers a cogent and thoughtful way to consider how past and present are bridged. His book is a splendid meditation on the threads, however fragile, that make artistic creation continuous with ethnic experience." (Steven J. Whitfield, Professor of American Studies, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts; Author, 'In Search of American Jewish Culture')