Exemplary bodies constructing the Jew in Russian culture, since the 1880s
Exemplary Bodies: Constructing the Jew in Russian Culture since 1880's explores the construction of the Jew's physical and ontological body in Russian culture as represented in literature, film, and non-literary texts from the 1880's to the present. With the rise of the dominance of b...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Brighton, Mass. :
Academic Studies Press
c2010.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Borderlines (Boston, Mass.)
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009422298906719 |
| Sumario: | Exemplary Bodies: Constructing the Jew in Russian Culture since 1880's explores the construction of the Jew's physical and ontological body in Russian culture as represented in literature, film, and non-literary texts from the 1880's to the present. With the rise of the dominance of biological and racialist discourse in the 1880's, the depiction of Jewish characters in Russian literary and cultural productions underwent a significant change, as these cultural practices recast the Jew not only as an archetypal "exotic" and religious or class Other (as in Romanticism and realist writing), but as a biological Other whose acts, deeds, and thoughts were determined by racial differences. This Jew allegedly had physical and psychological characteristics that were genetically determined and that could not be changed by education, acculturation, conversion to Christianity, or change of social status. This stereotype has become a stable archetype that continues to operate in contemporary Russian society and culture. |
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| Notas: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-292) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781618118523 9781618110268 |
