American Jewish humor
This article charts the development of the particular genre generally known as “Jewish humor.” It provides and overview of the topic for those interested in the relationship between American Jews and humor and the phenomenon of Jewish humor. It aligns the history of the genre with the history of Jew...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2022
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Religion compass
Year: 2022, Volume: 16, Issue: 11/12 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Jews
/ Humor
/ Television comedies
/ Mass media
/ History 1881-2022
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BH Judaism KBQ North America TJ Modern history TK Recent history ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
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| Summary: | This article charts the development of the particular genre generally known as “Jewish humor.” It provides and overview of the topic for those interested in the relationship between American Jews and humor and the phenomenon of Jewish humor. It aligns the history of the genre with the history of Jews in America to demonstrate the ways in which changes in Jewish American social status was reflected in the type of humor being produced, as well as the way that the evolution of popular media platforms were often shaped and dominated by Jewish content producers. It begins with Yiddish film and theatre and continues through radio and early television, stand-up comedy, the late twentieth century boom in Jewish sitcoms, the rise of “Generation Hanukkah Song,” and finally the current move toward Internet and social media humor. |
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| ISSN: | 1749-8171 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion compass
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/rec3.12455 |