American idyll academic antielitism as cultural critique /

Liu, Catherine.

American idyll academic antielitism as cultural critique / [electronic resource] : Catherine Liu. - Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, c2011. - ix, 259 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9781609380519 (electronic bk.)




Elite (Social sciences)--United States.
Intellectuals--United States.
Education, Higher--United States.


United States--Social conditions--20th century.


Electronic books.

HN90.E4 / L58 2011

305.5/52097309045