Anti-Heimat cinema : the Jewish invention of the German landscape

Zusammenfassung: "Anti-Heimat Cinema: The Jewish Invention of the German Landscape studies an overlooked yet fundamental element of German popular culture in the twentieth century. In tracing Jewish filmmakers' contemplations of "Heimat"--A provincial German landscape associated with belonging and authenticity-it analyzes their distinctive contribution to the German identity discourse between 1918 and 1968. In its emphasis on rootedness and homogeneity Heimat seemed to challenge the validity and significance of Jewish emancipation. Several acculturation-seeking Jewish artists and intellectuals, however, endeavored to conceive a notion of Heimat that would rather substantiate their belonging. This book considers Jewish filmmakers' contribution to this endeavor. It shows how they devised the landscapes of the German "Homeland" as Jews, namely, as acculturated, "outsiders within." Through appropriation of generic Heimat imagery, the films discussed in the book integrate criticism of national chauvinism into German mainstream culture from World War One to the Cold War. Consequently, these Jewish filmmakers anticipated the anti-Heimat film of the ensuing decades, and functioned as an uncredited inspiration for the critical New German Cinema"--(Provided by publisher)

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• ISBN: 9780472132010 ; 0472132016
• Dimensions: 24 cm
• Extent: ix, 302 Seiten
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Illustrationen ; Includes bibliographical references and index

Classification and Topics

• Keyword: Geschichte 1918-1968 ; Juden ; Heimatfilm ; Identität ; Deutschland

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Ann Arbor
• (who): University of Michigan Press
• (when): [2020]
• Creator: Ashkenazi, ʿOfer

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• Table of contents: https://d-nb.info/1225129869/04
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