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American idyll : academic antielitism as cultural critique /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Liu, Catherine
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2011]
Subjects:
Education, Higher > United States.
Intellectuals > United States.
Elite (Social sciences) > United States.
United States > Social conditions > 20th century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: populist idylls, cultural politics
  • The problem with the meritocracy
  • Ordinary Americans, average students
  • The curious cult of religious practicality
  • Against all experts: no experience necessary
  • The new age of cultural studies: crisis in the PMC
  • Conclusion.