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1 online resource |
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The Goldstein-Goren series in American Jewish history |
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Goldstein-Goren series in American Jewish history.
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| Contents |
Sexual anti-Semitism and pornotopia : Theodore Dreiser, Ludwig Lewisohn, and The Harrad experiment -- The prestige of dirty words and pictures : Horace Liveright, Henry Roth, and the graphic novel -- Otherfuckers and motherfuckers : reproduction and allegory in Philip Roth and Adele Wiseman -- Seductive modesty : censorship vs. Yiddish and Orthodox tsnies -- Conclusion : Dirty Jews and the Christian right : Larry David and FCC v. Fox |
| Summary |
Jews have played an integral role in the history of obscenity in America. For most of the 20th century, Jewish entrepreneurs and editors led the charge against obscenity laws. Jewish lawyers battled literary censorship even when their non-Jewish counterparts refused to do so, and they won court decisions in favor of texts including Ulysses, Howl, Lady Chatterley's Lover, and Tropic of Cancer. Jewish literary critics have provided some of the most influential courtroom testimony on behalf of freedom of expression. The anti-Semitic stereotype of the lascivious Jew has made many historians hesitant to draw a direct link between Jewishness and obscenity. In this book, the author addresses the Jewishness of participants in obscenity controversies in the U.S. directly, exploring the transformative roles played by a host of neglected figures in the development of modern and postmodern American culture |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Pornography -- Social aspects -- United States
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Erotic comic books, strips, etc. -- United States -- History and criticism
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Obscenity (Law) -- United States
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Censorship -- United States
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Obscene words -- Humor
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American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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American fiction -- Jewish authors -- History and criticism
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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RELIGION -- General.
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American fiction
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American fiction -- Jewish authors
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Censorship
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Erotic comic books, strips, etc.
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Obscenity (Law)
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Pornography -- Social aspects
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Obscene words
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Humor
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781479851584 |
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1479851582 |
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