Jewish women on stage, film, and television:
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Main Author: Mock, Roberta (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. [u.a.] Palgrave Macmillan 2007
Edition:1. ed.
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Abstract:This title exposes and traces a previously unrecognized performance tradition on extraordinary Jewish women in the Diaspora, from Rachel and Sarah Bernhardt in 19th century France to Roseanne and Sandra Bernhard in late 20th century America.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction: Performing the Jewess -- pt. 1. La belle juive. Jewess-ence: woman and disease -- Celebrity and consumption -- pt. 2. Spectacular American bodies. Big Jewish mamas -- Jewing up -- pt. 3. "Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke!" -- Mimicking whiteness
Physical Description:x, 227 S. Ill.
ISBN:9781403979896