A Discussion on Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm

None of the actors discussed will appear at this lecture. Jeremy Dauber From the beginning, television has provided a home for Jewish actors and writers. They play central roles in shaping one of the most powerful forces of our time and television, in turn, presented Jews to America. Jeremy Dauber looks at some of the most important programs and people in American television and American Jewish history.

Everyone who watched television in the '90s—or who watches Seinfeld reruns in syndication now—knows about the four friends from Manhattan who spawned a thousand catch-phrases. And anyone who watches HBO knows that Larry David, one of the creators of Seinfeld, has stepped in front of the camera and into his own curmudgeonly character. Examine the shows as comic masterpieces and as vehicles for thinking about American-Jewish culture and identity.

None of the actors discussed in this lecture will appear.

Date & Time: Sun, Sep 9, 2007, 8:00pm

Location: Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street Directions

Venue: Buttenwieser Hall

Code: T-BL5LL02-01

Price: $26.00