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JS 2285

Jews and Hollywood

3 credits · Undergraduate

Twentieth century movie industry as a patriotic U.S. fantasyland. Hollywood studio system and Hollywood representation of Jews. Roles in front of and behind the cameras. Jewish characters' virtual disappearance from American screens by the late 1930s. Charges of Hollywood "collaboration" with Nazi Germany, and Holocaust refugees' contributions to American film. Blacklisting of accused communists during the Cold War. Serves as repeat credit for 2285W (writing version) or for JS 1111 section 12. [3] (HCA) (CORE A, C) (LE HFA)

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