The Jewish identity project
Subtitle: new American photography
By: Susan Chevlowe ; with essays by Joanna Lindenbaum and Ilan Stavans.
Contributors: Jewish Museum (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New Haven, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
Subjects: Photography, Artistic -- Exhibitions.; Video art -- United States -- Exhibitions.; Installations (Art) -- United States -- Exhibitions.; Jews -- United States -- Identity -- Pictorial works -- Exhibitions.
Genres: Exhibitions.; Pictorial works
Description: "While American Jews are commonly considered a homogenous ethnic group, the reality today is far more complex. Conversion, adoption, intermarriage, and immigration have transformed the fabric of Jewish communities, as they have the United States as a nation. This book explores questions of American Jewish identity and how Jews fit today into larger discourses of race, ethnicity, and religion. Featuring ten photographic and video projects by emerging and mid-career artists, all commissioned by The Jewish Museum, the book presents a range of provocative discussions of the nature of Jewish identity in twenty-first-century America."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Published in conjunction with the exhibition The Jewish identity project: new American photography, organized by the Jewish Museum and held at the Jewish Museum Sept. 23, 2005-Jan. 22, 2006, and at other U.S. museums.