The tangled connections that have bound Jews to African Americans in popular cultural and liberal politics are at the heart of Michael Rogin's arresting and unnerving new book. Looking at films from Birth of a Nation to Forrest Gump, Rogin explores blackface in Hollywood films as an aperture to broader issues: the nature of "white" identity in America, the role of race in transforming immigrants into "Americans", and the social importance of popular culture. 61 illustrations.
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The tangled connections that have bound Jews to African Americans in popular cultural and liberal politics are at the heart of Michael Rogin's arresting and unnerving new book. Looking at films from Birth of a Nation to Forrest Gump, Rogin explores blackface in Hollywood films as an aperture to broader issues: the nature of "white" identity in America, the role of race in transforming immigrants into "Americans", and the social importance of popular culture. 61 illustrations.
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Add this copy of Blackface, White Noise: Jewish Immigrants in the to cart. $38.54, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by University of California Press.
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