Jews in Popular Science Fiction | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9781666901474 | Jews in Popular Science Fiction | Marginalized in the Mainstream

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This volume analyzes Jewish tropes in popular science fiction including Star Trek, Marvel, and other top franchises. The essays examine representations of Jewish characters and culture in the genre that range from poignant metaphor to banal tokenism.

Über den Autor

Valerie Estelle Frankel teaches at Mission College and San Jose City College.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. "Discovery Requires Experimentation": Centering Nazi-Fighting Ideology Without Judaism in Genre Television
Erin Giannini
Chapter 2. Destroyer, Defender, AI, Lover: The Golem in Speculative Fiction Prose and Comics
Fraser Sherman
Chapter 3. "The Golem was Built to go to War": The Golem in TV Fiction
Mara W. Cohen Ioannides
Chapter 4. The Origins of Superman: An Unlikely Window into the Jewish American Experience
Matthew Diamond
Chapter 5. Bats & Mitzvahs: Judaism in Modern Batman Comics
Jonathan Sexton
Chapter 6. Have Onscreen Superheroes Lost their Faith? Considering Marvel, Magneto, the Arrowverse, and Harley Quinn
Valerie Estelle Frankel
Chapter 7. Making a Jewish Case for Ferengi: Redeeming Star Trek's Worst Archetypes
Miriam Eve Mora
Chapter 8. Who Brings The Messiah: Klingon Messianism and Anti-messianism in Star Trek: TNG
Ari Elias-Bachrach
Chapter 9. Across Galaxies: How Science Fiction Echoes the Jewish Experience Under Colonization
Sarah Katz
Chapter 10. Mandalorian Midra

Erscheinungsjahr:	2023
Genre:	Importe , Soziologie
Rubrik:	Wissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9781666901474
ISBN-10:	1666901474
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Redaktion:	Frankel, Valerie Estelle
Hersteller:	Lexington Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 18 mm
Von/Mit:	Valerie Estelle Frankel
Erscheinungsdatum:	02.01.2023
Gewicht:	0,487 kg