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Anti-Intellectual Representations of American Colleges and Universities

Fictional Higher Education

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  • © 2017

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Editors:
  1. Barbara F. Tobolowsky

    1. University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, USA

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  2. Pauline J. Reynolds

    1. University of Redlands, Redlands, USA

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  • Provides the first comprehensive exploration of the fictional representation of higher education in a range of media, including print, television, film, and online texts
  • Sheds light on the key findings that support the claim that popular depictions do affect student beliefs
  • Presents the work of a group of scholars from diverse backgrounds in higher education and media

Part of the book series: Higher Education and Society (HES)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Cultivating Anti-intellectualism in the Fictional University

    • Barbara F. Tobolowsky
    Pages 1-13

  3. Humor in Academic Fiction: From Subtle Satire to LMAO

    • Christian K. Anderson, Katherine E. Chaddock
    Pages 15-32

  4. From Superman to Squirrel Girl: Higher Education in Comic Books, 1938–2015

    • Pauline J. Reynolds
    Pages 33-54

  5. Video Games and Anti-intellectualism: Higher Education in Modern Video Games

    • Jon M. Lozano
    Pages 55-79

  6. The Prism of Hollywood: Depictions of Racial Diversity in College Films

    • Saran Donahoo, Tamara Yakaboski
    Pages 81-100

  7. Titillation, Murder, and Romance: Hollywood’s Objectification of Women College Students

    • Tamara Yakaboski, Saran Donahoo
    Pages 101-120

  8. Developing a Bad Reputation: The Emergence of Student Affairs in College Novels

    • Michael S. Hevel
    Pages 121-140

  9. Behind Their Books: Faculty, Social Values, and the Symbol of the Book in American Film, 1930–1950

    • Pauline J. Reynolds
    Pages 141-159

  10. Anti-intellectualism and Faculty: Representations of the Prime-Time Professoriate

    • Barbara F. Tobolowsky
    Pages 161-178

  11. Concluding Thoughts on Media Representations of Higher Education: Anti-intellectualism and Other Themes

    • Barbara F. Tobolowsky, Pauline J. Reynolds
    Pages 179-198

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 199-207
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, USA

    Barbara F. Tobolowsky

  • University of Redlands, Redlands, USA

    Pauline J. Reynolds

About the editors

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 Journal of Marketing for Higher Education (2014) and the International Journal of Educational Advancement (2006), among others.


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. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Anti-Intellectual Representations of American Colleges and Universities

  • Book Subtitle: Fictional Higher Education

  • Editors: Barbara F. Tobolowsky, Pauline J. Reynolds

  • Series Title: Higher Education and Society

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57004-8

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-57003-1Published: 13 January 2017

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-57004-8Published: 27 January 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2945-719X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2945-7203

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 207

  • Topics: Higher Education

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