Anti-Intellectual Representations of American Colleges and Universities - (Higher Education and Society) (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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-intelelctualism manifests through time. The authors provide incisive commentary on the role of the university as well as the life of students, faculty, and staff in fictional college campuses.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Barbara F. Tobolowsky is Associate Professor in the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Department at the University of Texas at Arlington, USA. She has published on media representations in the <i>Journal of Marketing for Higher Education</i> (2014) and the <i>International Journal of Educational Advancement</i> (2006), among others.<br/>Pauline J. Reynolds is Associate Professor of Higher Education in the Graduate Department of Leadership and Counseling at the University of Redlands, USA. Her research focuses on representations of higher education in popular culture and media.
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