Imagining the Academy

Introduction: Exploring the Crossroads of Higher Education and Populat Culture - Gunilla Holm, Susan Edgerton, and Toby DaspitPart I: Whither the Ivory Tower?1. Pictures of an Institution: Intellectual Work and the Popular Campus Film - Jo Keroes2. Rap (in) the Academy: Higher Education and Cultural Studies - John Weaver and Toby Daspit3. Anxiety Toward Higher Education: Dying for Thirtysomething - Scott Vander Ploeg4. Tangled Shadows: Academic Stars in the Pursuit of Excellence - Paula Salvio and Susan TalburtPart II: The New Vocationalism and the Marketing of HIgher Education5. Shopping for Credentials: The Theory/Practice Split in Teacher Education - Susan Huddleston Edgerton6. The Image of Transformation: Discerning the True Self in the Age of Academic Publicity - Glen Hudak7. Our Best Foot Forward: Image Management and Self-Presentation in University Promotional Films - Gunilla Holm and Paul Farber8. The 'Distinctive College' Goes Digital: The World Wide Web and the Organizational Culture of Higher Education in the Information Age - Scott Walter9. Contemplative Moments on the Presto Campus - John RamsayPart III: Exploring Identity and Difference in the Context of Higher Education10. Some Real High Learnin': Black Film, Higher Education, and the Politics of Class and Race - Linwood Cousins11. Death in a Tenured Position: Higher Education and Feminism in the Novels of Amanda Cross - Eugene Provenzo, Jr.12. Vampires on Campus: Reflections on (Un)Death, Transformation and Blood Knowledges in The Addiction - Tony Daspit and Morna McDermott13. Oleanna in Context: A View of Three Separate Performances - Lee Papa14. Lesbian Professors in Popular Film: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Self - Allison Young15. Those Happy Golden Years: Beverly Hills, 90210, College Style - Michelle Byers16. The College Novel: 1945-1980 - Susan Ikenberry