Description
Viennese popular culture at the turn of the twentieth century was the product of the city's Jewish and non-Jewish residents alike. While these two communities interacted in a variety of ways to their mutual benefit, Jewish culture was also inevitably shaped by the city's persistent bouts of antisemitism. This fascinating study explores how Jewish artists, performers, and impresarios reacted to prejudice, showing how they articulated identity through performative engagement rather than anchoring it in origin and descent. In this way, they attempted to transcend a racialized identity even as they indelibly inscribed their Jewish existence into the cultural history of the era.
Author: Klaus Hödl
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 02/10/2023
Pages: 194
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d
ISBN13: 9781800737259
ISBN10: 1800737254
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe | Austria & Hungary
- History | Jewish | General
- History | Social History
About the Author
Klaus Hödl is a lecturer and researcher at the University of Graz, Austria. His publications include Kultur und Gedächtnis (2012) and Wiener Juden - jüdische Wiener: Identität, Gedächtnis und Performanz im 19. Jahrhundert (2006).