Bieganski : : The Brute Polak Stereotype in Polish-Jewish Relations and American Popular Culture / / Danusha V. Goska.
In this study, Goska exposes one stereotype of Poles and other Eastern Europeans. In the “Bieganski” stereotype, Poles exhibit the qualities of animals. They are strong, stupid, violent, fertile, anarchic, dirty, and especially hateful in a way that more evolved humans are not. Their special hateful...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Academic Studies Press Backlist eBook-Package 2008-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Boston, MA : : Academic Studies Press, , [2010] ©2010 |
| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Jews of Poland
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (344 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- Chapter One: Bieganski Lives
- Chapter Two: Bieganski in the Press
- Chapter Three: Bieganski Takes Root in America
- Chapter Four: Bieganski in American Cinema
- Chapter Five: Bieganski as a Support for Jewish Identity
- Chapter Six: The Peasant and Middleman Minority Theory
- Chapter Seven: The Necessity of Bieganski: A Shamed and Horrified World Seeks a Scapegoat
- Chapter Eight: Interviews
- Chapter Nine: Bieganski Lives — Next Door to Shylock
- Chapter Ten: Final Thoughts
- References Cited
- Index