As much of what we think is determined by what we see on television, in films, and on the news, Sandra Shevey has developed a module of study to examine negative Jewish stereotypes.
The module can run from 2-5 weeks, one a week, and consists of seminars and/or lectures which run approximately 3 hours.
An example of a seminar might be a viewing of the current film by Michael Radford, `The Merchant of Venice`, with Shevey comparing certain anti-Semitic scenes devised by Radford with the original text.
Sandra Shevey has been researching ethnics in film since the early 1970s and is currently writing a book about Suppression of Ethnic Minorities by the Major Hollywood Studios during the Golden Age. Having originally been a journalist in the United States, she came to Britain in 1984 where she was commissioned to write biographies on Marilyn Monroe (`The Marilyn Scandal`) and `The Other Side of Lennon`.
She devised original women and minorities courses for American universities in the 1970s and in Autumn 2004 she was commissioned by Westminster City Council to lead a series of 4 walks emphasizing the contributions of diverse ethnic groups.
She currently runs her own walks company specializing in The Alfred Hitchcock London Locations Walk and London Street Market Walks.
Information on the module and fees is available at sandra_shevey@yahoo.com