What does it mean to be Jewish in today's world? In his newbook, Jon Stratton helps readers understand the nature of being Jewishas a racial and ethnic identity, addressing issues of migration,assimilation, diaspora and multiculturalism. He argues that Jewishnessis being misunderstood in an increasingly non-spiritual andnon-essentialist way.
Weaving autobiographical material through anumber of chapters, Stratton introduces his own experience of beingbrought up in a highly assimilatory household. He explores attitudesto Jewishness as expressed in cultural policy and in popular culture,considering the ambivalent place of Jews in Europe, the United Statesand Australia.Stratton discusses the place of Jewish thought withincultural studies, referring to theories of diaspora and identitydeveloped by authors such as Ien Ang and Stuart Hall, and also writersfor Jewish Studies such as Daniel Boyarin and Sander Gilman.
Through his discussions of Jewish identity in
| 出版社 | Routledge |
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| 作者 | Jon Stratton |