Jews in Contemporary Visual Entertainment
Raced, Sexed, and Erased

Carol Siegel (Author)

9780253060228

Hardback, published 3 May 2022

260 pages, 13 b&w illus. - 13 Illustrations, black and white
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.553 kg

Scholars of film and media will find useful connections between Siegel's case studies and broader themes in the field.

What are the consequences of how Jews are depicted in movies and television series? Drawing on a host of movies and television series from the 1970s to present day, Jews in Contemporary Visual Entertainment explores how the media sexualize and racialize American Jews. Race and sexuality frequently intersect in the depiction of Jewish characters in such shows as The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, UnREAL, The Expanse, and Breaking Bad, and in films such as Hester Street, Once Upon a Time in America, Casino, Radio Days, Inglourious Basterds, and Barton Fink. When they do, American sexual norms are invariably challenged or outright broken by these anti-Semitic representations of Jewishness.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Sexual Perversity and the Jewish Therapist Figure
2. Imaginary Histories of Americanized Jews in Love
3. Sex and Revenge, Rage and Bliss
4. Jews, Sex Crimes, and Holocaust Erasure on Film
5. Two Funerals and a Wedding
6. Monstrous Jewish Sexualities and Minoritarian Cinema
7. Our Erasure Is Being Televised
Conclusion
Filmography
Bibliography
Index