Anti Intellectual Representations of American Colleges and Universities

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Anti Intellectual Representations of American Colleges and Universities

Author	: Barbara F. Tobolowsky
File Size	: 51,7 Mb
Publisher	: Springer
Language	: English
Release Date	: 27 January 2017
ISBN	: 9781137570048
Pages	: 207 pages

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Anti Intellectual Representations of American Colleges and Universities by Barbara F. Tobolowsky Book PDF 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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