Exemplary Bodies Constructing the Jew in Russian Culture, 1880s To 2008 |
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| Author:
| Mondry, Henrietta |
| Series title: | Borderlines: Russian and East European-Jewish Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-1-934843-39-0 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2009 |
| Publisher: | Academic Studies Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $129.00 |
Book Description:
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Explores the construction of the Jew's physical and ontological body in Russian culture as represented in literature, film, and non-literary texts from the 1880s to the present. With the rise of biological and racialist discourse in the 1880s, the depiction of Jewish characters underwent a significant change, recasting the Jew as a biological Other whose acts, deeds, and thoughts were determined by racial differences. This stereotype has become an archetype that continues to operate in...
More DescriptionExplores the construction of the Jew's physical and ontological body in Russian culture as represented in literature, film, and non-literary texts from the 1880s to the present. With the rise of biological and racialist discourse in the 1880s, the depiction of Jewish characters underwent a significant change, recasting the Jew as a biological Other whose acts, deeds, and thoughts were determined by racial differences. This stereotype has become an archetype that continues to operate in contemporary Russian society and culture.