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Keith Kahn-Harris is a research associate at the Centre for Urban and Community research, Goldsmiths College. He is the convenor of New Jewish Thought.
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The Politics of Brisket: Jews and The Wire

by Keith Kahn-Harris • 29 May 09
Journal: Issues | The Wire Files [4]

The Wire generally avoids simple characterisations of heroes and villains in favour of ambiguous, finely drawn characters. Our expectations of characters’ behaviours are constantly challenged and played with. But in this world of complex motivations and contradictory actions, the lawyer Maurice Levy stands out…