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.

About the author

Vincent Brook is an adjunct professor in film and television at California State University and Pierce College in Los Angeles. He has also worked as a film editor and screenwriter and published a number of articles in noted film journals.

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: Rutgers University Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 23.04.2003
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet
• EAN: 9780813532110
• ISBN: 978-0-8135-3211-0
• Pages: 240
• Dimensions (packing): 15.3 x 23.2 x 1.5 cm
• Weight (packing): 390 g
• Subjects: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism, HISTORY / Jewish, Pop Arts / Pop Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies