Anti-intellectual representations of American colleges and universities : fictional higher education / Barbara F. Tobolowsky, Pauline J. Reynolds, editors.
This book explores popular media depictions of higher education from an American perspective. Each chapter in this book investigates the portrait of higher education in an exciting array of media--including novels, television, film, comic books, and video games--revealing the ways anti-intellectuali...
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2017]
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| Series: | Higher education & society.
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| Summary: | This book explores popular media depictions of higher education from an American perspective. Each chapter in this book investigates the portrait of higher education in an exciting array of media--including novels, television, film, comic books, and video games--revealing the ways anti-intellectualism manifests through time. Examining a wide range of narratives, the authors in this book provide incisive commentary on the role of the university as well as the life of students, faculty, and staff in fictional college campuses. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781137570048 1137570040 1137570032 9781137570031 |