Anti-Intellectual Representations of American Colleges and Universities
Fictional Higher Education
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Higher Education
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781137570048 | |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | January 27, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781137570048 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | January 27, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
