Race, rights, and recognition : Jewish American literature since 1969 / Dean J. Franco

1. publ.

Englisch

Ithaca, NY [u.a.] : Cornell Univ. Press, 2012

XI, 239 S.

Includes bibliographical references and index

978-0-8014-5087-7 cloth : alk. paper

Introduction : the politics and ethics of Jewish American literature and criticism -- Portnoy's complaint : it's about race, not sex (even the sex is about race) -- Re-reading Cynthia Ozick : pluralism, postmodernism, and the multicultural encounter -- The new, new pluralism : religion, community, and secularity in Allegra Goodman's Kaaterskill Falls -- Recognition and effacement in Lore Segal's Her first American -- Responsibility unveiled : Tony Kushner's Homebody/Kabul -- Globalization's complaint : Gary Shteyngart's Absurdistan and the culture of culture -- Epilogue : less Absurdistan, more Boyle Heights.

*USA / Literatur / Juden

*USA / Juden / Literatur / Geschichte 1969-2011

*American literature -- Jewish authors -- History and criticism ; Judaism and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century ; Judaism and literature -- United States -- History -- 21st century ; Jews -- United States -- Intellectual life ; Judaism in literature ; Jews in literature

Klassifikation der Library of Congress: PS153.J4

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: 810.9/8924 ; 810.98924

Regensburger Verbund-Klassifikation: HU 1729: H Anglistik. Amerikanistik / HR-HV Amerikanische Literatur / Übrige ethnische Gruppen

Regensburger Verbund-Klassifikation: HU 1813: H Anglistik. Amerikanistik / HR-HV Amerikanische Literatur / Roman ethnischer Gruppen

Introduction : the politics and ethics of Jewish American literature and criticism -- Portnoy's complaint : it's about race, not sex (even the sex is about race) -- Re-reading Cynthia Ozick : pluralism, postmodernism, and the multicultural encounter -- The new, new pluralism : religion, community, and secularity in Allegra Goodman's Kaaterskill Falls -- Recognition and effacement in Lore Segal's Her first American -- Responsibility unveiled : Tony Kushner's Homebody/Kabul -- Globalization's complaint : Gary Shteyngart's Absurdistan and the culture of culture -- Epilogue : less Absurdistan, more Boyle Heights

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