Anti-Intellectual Representations of American Colleges and Universities

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

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Edited by

Barbara F. Tobolowsky Pauline J. Reynolds

ANTI-INTELLECTUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF AMERICAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Fictional Higher Education

Higher Education and Society Series Editors Roger Geiger Higher Education Program Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania, USA Katherine Reynolds Chaddock Charleston, South Carolina, USA

This series explores the diverse intellectual dimensions, social themes, cultural contexts, and pressing political issues related to higher education. From the history of higher education to heated contemporary debates, topics in this field range from issues in equity, matriculation, class representation, and current educational Federal Acts, to concerns with gender and pedagogy, new media and technology, and the challenges of globalization. In this way, the series aims to highlight theories, historical developments, and contemporary endeavors that prompt critical thought and reflective action in how higher education is conceptualized and practiced in and beyond the United States. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/14873

Barbara F. Tobolowsky  •  Pauline J. Reynolds Editors

Anti-Intellectual Representations of American Colleges and Universities Fictional Higher Education

Editors Barbara F. Tobolowsky University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, Texas, USA

Pauline J. Reynolds University of Redlands Redlands, California, USA

Higher Education and Society ISBN 978-1-137-57003-1    ISBN 978-1-137-57004-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-57004-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016962668 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover image © Valeriy Kachaev/Alamy Stock Vector Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Nature America Inc. The registered company address is: 1 New York Plaza, New York, NY 10004, U.S.A.

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