{"product_id":"blessings-beyond-the-binary-nora-rubel-9781978838796","title":"Blessings Beyond the Binary: Transparent and the Queer Jewish Family","description":"\u003ci\u003eTransparent\u003c\/i\u003e made history as the first television show to feature a transgender character in the main role, as the first streaming series to win the Golden Globe for Best Television Series, and as, in the words of journalist Debra Nussbaum Cohen, \"the Jewiest show ever.\" No television show in history has depicted the lives of American Jews with as much attention to Jewish rituals, quirks, or culture. And no series has portrayed issues of gender and sexuality alongside Judaism with such nuance and depth, making \u003ci\u003eTransparent\u003c\/i\u003e a landmark series in the history of television. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlessings beyond the Binary\u003c\/i\u003e brings together leading scholars to analyze and offer commentary on what scholar Josh Lambert calls \"the most important work of Jewish culture of the century so far.\" The book explores the show's depiction of Jewish life, religion, and history, as well as \u003ci\u003eTransparent\u003c\/i\u003e's scandals and criticisms and how it fits into and diverges from today's transgender and queer politics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The first book to focus on \u003ci\u003eTransparent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlessings beyond the Binary\u003c\/i\u003e offers a rich analysis of the groundbreaking series and its connections to contemporary queer, trans, and Jewish life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nora Rubel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1978838794\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781978838796\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Nora Rubel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46070411788543,"sku":"9781978838796","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_efecb92a-7ddb-4c64-893a-5f311d98926d.jpg?v=1724243187","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blessings-beyond-the-binary-nora-rubel-9781978838796","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}