Author : Barbara F. Tobolowsky
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137570040
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (375 download)
Book Synopsis Anti-Intellectual Representations of American Colleges and Universities by : Barbara F. Tobolowsky
Download or read book Anti-Intellectual Representations of American Colleges and Universities written by Barbara F. Tobolowsky and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.