Blackface, White Noise

Jewish Immigrants in the Hollywood Melting Pot

AvMichael Rogin

Häftad, Engelska, 1998

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Beskrivning

The tangled connections that have bound Jews to African Americans in popular culture and liberal politics are at the heart of Michael Rogin's arresting and unnerving book. Looking at films from "Birth of a Nation" to "Forrest Gump", Rogin explores blackface in Hollywood films as an aperture to broader issues: the nature of "white" identity in America, the role of race in transforming immigrants into "Americans", the common experiences of Jews and African Americans that made Jews key supporters in the fight for racial equality, and the social importance of popular culture. Rogin's forcefully argued study challenges us to confront the harsh truths behind the popularity of racial masquerade.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1998-05-29
Mått:152 x 229 x 23 mm
Vikt:499 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:University of California Press
Antal sidor:336
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520213807

Utforska kategorier

Sociala grupper och identitet inom Samhälle och politik
Film inom Kultur
Etnicitet inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Michael Rogin is Robson Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. His books include Ronald Reagan the Movie: And Other Episodes in Political Demonology (California, 1985).

Innehållsförteckning

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONSACKNOWLEDGMENTSPART ONE. MADE IN AMERICA1.Uncle Sammy and My Mammy2.Two Declarations of Independence:The Contaminated Origins of AmericanNational Culture3.Nationalism, Blackface,and the Jewish QuestionPART 1WO. THE JOLSON STORY4.Blackface, White Noise:The Jewish Jazz Singer Finds His Voice5.Racial Masquerade and Ethnic Assimilationin the Transition to Talking PicturesPART THREE. "DEMOCRACY AND BURNT CORK": THE END OF BLACKFACE, THE BEGINNING OF CIVIL RIGHTS6.New Deal Blackface7."We Could Cross These Racial Lines":Hollywood Discovers Civil Rights8.Conclusion: Abington TownshipNOTESLIST OF FILMS CITEDINDEX