{"product_id":"movie-made-jews-an-american-tradition-paperback-softback-9781978821880","title":"Movie-Made Jews; An American Tradition (Paperback \/ softback) 9781978821880","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMovie-Made Jews\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn American Tradition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHelene Meyers (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781978821880\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 September 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e236 pages, 12 b-w images\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"Behind this eminently readable survey of American Jewish film is a very smart intervention. Meyers broadens the well-worn examination of Jews in film to include not just Jewish representations or Jews in the production process. She makes a solid case for adding the Jewish audience as part of the equation for what makes Jewish film Jewish.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Steven Carr (author of Hollywood and Anti-Semitism: A Cultural History up to World War II) \u003cdiv\u003e\"A significant and lively testament to the vitality of American Jewish cinema and its relationship to Jewish life in America.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - David Desser (co-author of American Jewish Filmmakers) \u003cdiv\u003e\"An engaging, lively, and important contribution to Jewish film studies.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Elyce Rae Helford (author of What Price Hollywood?: Gender and Sex in the Films of George Cukor) \u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.erikadreifus.com\/2021\/06\/jewish-literary-links-78\/\"'\u003e\"Jewish Literary Links\" June 3 round-up\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e (ErikaDreifus.com) \u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.erikadreifus.com\/2021\/08\/forthcoming-jewish-books-for-fall-2021\/\"'\u003e\"Forthcoming Jewish Books for Fall 2021\"\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e (ErikaDreifus.com) \u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.southwestern.edu\/live\/news\/14922-southwestern-english-professor-publishes-book-on\"'\u003e\"Southwestern English Professor Publishes Book on American Jewish Cinematic Tradition: McManis University Chair Helene Meyers is the author of Movie-Made Jews\"\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e (Southwestern.edu) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Meyers makes the important observation that Jewish film festivals represent and make communities of Jews.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Jewish Herald-Voice) \u003cdiv\u003e\"A must-read for any Jewish cinephiles.\" \u003c\/div\u003e (Hey Alma) \u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.heyalma.com\/what-makes-a-movie-jewish\/\"'\u003eWhat Makes a Movie Jewish? Alma chats with author and professor Helene Meyers about the profound impact Jewish movies can have on our identities\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e (Hey Alma) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Those with a serious interest in film will definitely want to add this book to their shelves. Other readers may also find themselves intrigued to learn more about their favorite films, or enjoy reading about films with which they are not familiar.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (The Reporter) \u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/jewishbookworld.org\/2021\/11\/movie-made-jews-an-american-tradition-by-helene-meyers\/\"'\u003eNew Books: Movie-Made Jews: An American Tradition by Helene Meyers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e (Jewish Book World) \u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/lilith.org\/articles\/romeo-juliet-in-yiddish\/\"'\u003e\"Romeo Juliet in Yiddish\" an excerpt of Movie-Made Jews by Helene Meyers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e (Lilith) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Well-researched and presents some intriguing ideas for thought and discussion.\" \u003c\/div\u003e (The American Israelite) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Meyer’s research shows that accurate cultural representation is diverse representation, which challenges stereotypes, while providing viewers insight into Jewish lives or allowing viewers to identify with the Jewish characters they see on their television screens.\" \u003c\/div\u003e (The Phi Beta Kappa Society) \u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/therevealer.org\/podcast\/episode-21-hollywood-movies-and-american-jews\/\"'\u003eEpisode 21: Hollywood, Movies, and American Jews: interview with Helene Meyers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e (The Revealer) \u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/therevealer.org\/too-jewish-for-hollywood\/\"'\u003e\"Too Jewish for Hollywood? An excerpt from the book Movie-Made Jews: An American Tradition\"\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e (The Revealer) \u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/newbooksnetwork.com\/movie-made-jews\"'\u003eNew Books Network: New Books in Jewish Studies interview with Helene Meyers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e (New Books Network: New Books in Jewish Studies) \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"By focusing on very clear, specific, and discrete thematic groupings, Meyers has written a book that speaks volumes in a small package. Through the choices she made, the way she arranged them, and the fascinating analysis and commentary she layers on top, Meyers has produced a book that is a must-have for scholars of film, Jewish studies, cultural studies, and a range of other disciplines. She has created a roadmap text that anyone could use to construct a new course on Jewish American film or revamp an existing course. Jews may make films and films may make Jews, but Meyers has made both into something special.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e - Jenny Caplan (Journal of Religion and Film)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMovie-Made Jews\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on a rich, usable American Jewish cinematic tradition. This tradition includes fiction and documentary films that make Jews through antisemitism, Holocaust indirection, and discontent with assimilation. It prominently features the unapologetic assertion of Jewishness, queerness, and alliances across race and religion. Author Helene Meyers shows that as we go to our local theater, attend a Jewish film festival, play a DVD, watch streaming videos, Jewishness becomes part of the multicultural mosaic rather than collapsing into a generic whiteness or being represented as a life apart. This engagingly-written book demonstrates that a Jewish movie is neither just a movie nor for Jews only.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e With incisive analysis, \u003ci\u003eMovie-Made Jews \u003c\/i\u003echallenges the assumption that American Jewish cinema is a cinema of impoverishment and assimilation. While it’s a truism that Jews make movies, this book brings into focus the diverse ways movies make Jews. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1 Introduction: Making Jews Onscreen and Off\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2 Looking at Antisemites and Jews\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGentleman’\u003cbr\u003es Agreement \u003c\/i\u003e(1947)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Ties \u003c\/i\u003e(1992)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Believer \u003c\/i\u003e(2001)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eProtocols of Zion \u003c\/i\u003e(2005)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3 Looking at the Shoah from a Distance\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pawnbroker \u003c\/i\u003e(1964)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnemies, A Love Story \u003c\/i\u003e(1989)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrimes and Misdemeanors \u003c\/i\u003e(1989)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarton Fink \u003c\/i\u003e(1991)\u003ci\u003e and A Serious Man \u003c\/i\u003e(2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4 Focusing on Assimilation and Its Discontents\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Way We Were \u003c\/i\u003e(1973)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNext Stop, Greenwich Village \u003c\/i\u003e(1976)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrossing Delancey \u003c\/i\u003e(1988)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAvalon \u003c\/i\u003e(1990)\u003ci\u003e and Liberty Heights \u003c\/i\u003e(1999)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5 Assertively Jewish Onscreen\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhatever Works \u003c\/i\u003e(2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFading Gigolo \u003c\/i\u003e(2013)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet in Yiddish \u003c\/i\u003e(2010)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeeping Up with the Steins \u003c\/i\u003e(2006)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWish I Was Here \u003c\/i\u003e(2014)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6 Queering the Jewish Gaze\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry \u003c\/i\u003e(2007)\u003ci\u003e and Kissing Jessica Stein \u003c\/i\u003e(2001)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times of Harvey Milk (1984) and Milk \u003c\/i\u003e(2008)\u003cbr\u003e Treyf (1998)\u003cbr\u003e Trembling Before G-d (2001)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHineini: Coming Out in a Jewish High School \u003c\/i\u003e(2005)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7 Cinematic Alliances\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeart of Stone \u003c\/i\u003e(2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrime after Crime \u003c\/i\u003e(2011)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eZebrahead \u003c\/i\u003e(1992)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArranged \u003c\/i\u003e(2007)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid \u003c\/i\u003e(2011)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8 Epilogue: Cinematic Continuity and Change through a Feminist Lens\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e93Queen \u003c\/i\u003e(2018)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRBG \u003c\/i\u003e(2018)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Filmography\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52638404378904,"sku":"9781978821880","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/movie-made-jews-an-american-tradition-paperback-softback-9781978821880","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}