Jewish Identities in German Popular Entertainment, 1890–1933

Nonfiction, History, European General, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
Cover of the book Jewish Identities in German Popular Entertainment, 1890–1933 by Marline Otte, Cambridge University Press
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Author: Marline Otte ISBN: 9781139810425
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: July 3, 2006
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Marline Otte
ISBN: 9781139810425
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: July 3, 2006
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

At the turn of the century, German popular entertainment was a realm of unprecedented opportunity for Jewish performers. This study explores the terms of their engagement and pays homage to the many ways in which German Jews were instrumental in the birth of an incomparably rich world of popular culture. It traces the kaleidoscope of challenges, opportunities and paradoxes Jewish men and women faced in their interactions with predominantly gentile audiences. Modern Germany was a society riddled by conflicts and contradictory impulses, continuously torn between desires to reject, control and celebrate individual and collective difference. This book demonstrates that an analysis of popular entertainment can be one of the most innovative ways to trace this complicated negotiation throughout a period of great social and political turmoil.

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At the turn of the century, German popular entertainment was a realm of unprecedented opportunity for Jewish performers. This study explores the terms of their engagement and pays homage to the many ways in which German Jews were instrumental in the birth of an incomparably rich world of popular culture. It traces the kaleidoscope of challenges, opportunities and paradoxes Jewish men and women faced in their interactions with predominantly gentile audiences. Modern Germany was a society riddled by conflicts and contradictory impulses, continuously torn between desires to reject, control and celebrate individual and collective difference. This book demonstrates that an analysis of popular entertainment can be one of the most innovative ways to trace this complicated negotiation throughout a period of great social and political turmoil.

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