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Blackface, White Noise: Jewish Immigrants in the Hollywood Melting Pot
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Blackface, White Noise: Jewish Immigrants in the Hollywood Melting Pot Paperback - 1998

by Michael Rogin

Looking at films from BIRTH OF A NATION to FORREST GUMP, political scientist Michael 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", the common experiences of Jews and African 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 culture and liberal politics are at the heart of Michael Rogin's arresting and unnerving 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," the common experiences of Jews and African Americans that made Jews key supporters in the fight for racial equality, and the social importance of popular culture. Rogin's forcefully argued study challenges us to confront the harsh truths behind the popularity of racial masquerade.

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"Owl Jolson," the hero of a 1936 Warner Bros., Looney Tunes, and Merry Melodies cartoon, is thrown out of his father's house because he wants to sing "jazz."

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  • Title Blackface, White Noise: Jewish Immigrants in the Hollywood Melting Pot
  • Author Michael Rogin
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition F First Edition
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of California Press, Berkeley, CA
  • Date 1998-05-29
  • ISBN 9780520213807 / 0520213807
  • Weight 1.07 lbs (0.49 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.96 x 5.98 x 0.92 in (22.76 x 15.19 x 2.34 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
    • Religious Orientation: Jewish
  • Dewey Decimal Code 791.436

About the author

Michael Rogin is Robson Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. His books include Ronald Reagan the Movie: And Other Episodes in Political Demonology (California, 1985).
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