Something Ain't Kosher Here - The Rise of the 'Jewish' Sitcom

In this humorous work, Brook explores the cultural significance of the recentunprecedented explosion in "Jewish" sitcoms.

List of contents

1. Introduction
2. The Americanization of Molly
3. The Vanishing American Jew? Ethno-Racial Projects in the Post-Goldbergs Era
4. The More Things Change ... : The First Phase of the Jewish Sitcom Trend
5. Trans-formations of Ethnic Space from The Goldbergs to Seinfeld
6. Under the Sign of Seinfeld: The Second Phase of the Jewish Sitcom Trend
7. Un-"Dresch"-ing the Jewish Princess
8. Post-Jewishness? The Third Phase of the Jewish Sitcom Trend
9. Conclusion?

About the author

Brook, Vincent

Summary

Here, Vincent Brook examines the trend for American sitcoms featuring explicitly, Jewish lead characters from the period 1989 through 2002. He questions why this trend appeared at this particular historical moment and the significance of this phenomenon for Jews and non-Jews alike?

Product details

• Authors: Vincent Brook
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Behalf of Rutgers Univ Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.04.2003
• EAN: 9780813532110
• ISBN: 978-0-8135-3211-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 232 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 390 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous