Station Identification: A Cultural History of Yiddish Radio in the United States

by Ari Y. Kelman

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This study examines the culture of Yiddish radio in the United States during radio's golden age. Ari Y. Kelman explores the dynamic relationships between an immigrant population and a mass medium and between audience and community. By focusing on voices previously excluded from radio histories, this treatment of non-English-language radio breaks new ground in the study of both American mass media and immigrant culture. Yiddish radio directly addressed...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0520255739

ISBN13:9780520255739

Release Date:May 2009

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:304 Pages

Weight:1.45 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Arts, Music & Photography Communication & Journalism Communication & Media Studies Ethnic Studies General Broadcasting History Humanities Judaism Media Studies Performing Arts Radio Religion & Spirituality Religious Studies Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics Textbooks World

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