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Josh Lambert, “Unclean Lips: Obscenity, Jews, and American Culture” (NYU Press, 2014)
Josh Lambert, “Unclean Lips: Obscenity, Jews, and American Culture” (NYU Press, 2014)
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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Jul 18, 2016
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Podcast episode
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In Unclean Lips: Obscenity, Jews, and American Culture (New York University Press, 2014), Josh Lambert, Academic Director of the Yiddish Book Center and Visiting Assistant Professor of English at UMass Amherst, explores the role of Jews in the history of obscenity in America. Through a series of case studies, he shows how Jews battled censorship as writers, editors, publishers, critics, and lawyers. In their engagements in battles over obscenity, Jews have played a previously underappreciated role in transforming American culture.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Jul 18, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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