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Jews In American TV Comedy

by Harpur Edge

Speaker / Lecture Art BU Scholars- Build Community Diversity/Cultural

Thu, Nov 14, 2024

6 PM – 8 PM EST (GMT-5)

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TV sitcoms say a lot about Jewish identity in America. While during the 1950s and '60s Jewish characters and themes were present but not overt, this began to change in the '70s with shows like "Welcome Back, Kotter" and "Rhoda." And in the 1990s, one of the most overtly "Jewish" sitcoms, "Seinfeld," proved to be a massive hit. In this presentation, our Judaic Studies Department will present and discuss scenes from tv shows old and new to explore how shifts in their Jewish signaling (or "Sein-ing") reflect fascinating changes in the ways Jews have been imagined and presented.