Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Chapter 1. Cultivating Anti-Intellectualism in the Fictional University
Chapter 2. Humor in Academic Fiction: From Subtle Satire to LMAO
Chapter 3. From Superman to Squirrel Girl: Higher Education in Comic Books, 1938-2015
Chapter 4. Video Games and Anti-Intellectualism: Higher Education in Modern Video Games
Chapter 5. The Prism of Hollywood: Depictions of Racial Diversity in Films About College
Chapter 6. Titillation, Murder, and Romance: Hollywood's Distortion of Women College Students
Chapter 7. Developing a Bad Reputation: The Emergence of Student Affairs in College Novels
Chapter 8. The Symbol of the Book: Faculty and Social Values in American Films, 1930-1950
Chapter 9. Anti-Intellectualism and the Faculty: Representations of the Primetime Professoriate
Chapter 10. Concluding Thoughts on Media Representations of Higher Education: Anti-Intellectualism and Other Themes