ISBN:
9781666901450
Language:
English
Pages:
viii, 288 Seiten
Year of publication:
2022
Series Statement:
Jewish science fiction and fantasy
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Keywords:
Geschichte
;
Juden
;
Science-Fiction
;
USA
;
Jews in mass media
;
Science fiction, American / History and criticism
;
Mass media / United States / History
;
American literature / Jewish authors / History and criticism
;
American literature / Jewish authors
;
Jews in mass media
;
Mass media
;
Science fiction, American
;
United States
;
Criticism, interpretation, etc
;
History
;
USA
;
Science-Fiction
;
Juden
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
"This book analyzes Jewish tropes in popular science fiction including Star Trek, Marvel, and other top franchises. The chapters examine representations of Jewish characters and culture in the genre that range from poignant metaphor to banal tokenism"--
Abstract:
This book analyzes Jewish tropes in popular science fiction ranging from Star Trek and Marvel to other prominent franchises. Sometimes the representation is subtle and thought-provoking; other times, it is limited to cliché and the oversimplification of characters. The chapters in this collection examine the representation of Jewish characters in films and franchises including Superman, Lord of the Rings, The Mandalorian, The Twilight Zone, and more to shed light on the broad range of representations of the Jewish experience in popular science fiction and fantasy--back cover
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction -- Chapter One: "Discovery requires experimentation": centering Nazi-fighting ideology without Judaism in genre television / Erin Giannini -- Chapter Two: Destroyer, defender, AI, lover: the Golem in speculative fiction prose and comics / Fraser Sherman -- Chapter Three: "The Golem was built to go to war": the Golem in TV fiction / Mara W. Cohen Ioannides -- Chapter Four: The origins of Superman: an unlikely window into the Jewish American experience / Matthew Diamond -- Chapter Five: Bats and mitzvahs: Judaism in modern Batman comics / Jonathan Sexton -- Chapter Six: Have onscreen superheroes lost their faith?: considering Marvel, Magneto, the Arrowverse, and Harley Quinn / Valerie Estelle Frankel -- Chapter Seven: Making a Jewish case for Ferenginar: redeeming Star Trek's worst archetypes / Miriam Eve Mora -- Chapter Eight: Who brings the Messiah?: Klingon messianism and anti-messianism in Star Trek: TNG / Ari Elias-Bachrach -- Chapter Nine: Across galaxies: how science fiction echoes the Jewish experience under colonization / Sarah Katz -- Chapter Ten: Mandalorian midrash: space Jews and ancient exegetical analysis in Star Wars' The Mandalorian / Caleb Horowitz -- Chapter Eleven: Zombies and educating Jewish brains / Rabbi Matthew Nover and Heather Nover -- Chapter Twelve: The quest for the kosher dragon: who's the mensch in Middle-earth? / Arthur S. Harrow -- Chapter Thirteen: Avatar: The Last Airbender and Judaism: several curious connections / Ellen Levitt -- Chapter Fourteen: The Twilight Zone as Jewish science fiction / Judy Klass -- Conclusion
