Hollywood's Chosen People: The Jewish Experience in American Cinema

Investigates the relationship between Jewish identity and American film from an interdisciplinary perspective.

As studio bosses, directors, and actors, Jews have been heavily involved in film history and vitally involved in all aspects of film production. Yet Jewish characters have been represented onscreen in stereotypical and disturbing ways, while Jews have also helped to produce some of the most troubling stereotypes of people...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814334822
• ISBN13: 9780814334829
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"