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This chapter revisits the research questions posed in the first chapter to provide a comprehensive analysis of the media depiction of higher education based on the content of the previous chapters. In general, the representation is consistent across media and time. However, unlike the other media, video games and comic books offer a more positive view of the role of institutions and faculty suggesting that they can work to solve problems. The more common perception is that postsecondary institutions do not support, inspire, or promote students. Further, faculty use tenure to protect their bad behavior while students come to college to party. These anti-intellectual sentiments find expression across media and time. The chapter concludes with potential implications of this disparaging portrait of higher education.
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Tobolowsky, B.F., Reynolds, P.J. (2017). Concluding Thoughts on Media Representations of Higher Education: Anti-intellectualism and Other Themes. In: Tobolowsky, B., Reynolds, P. (eds) Anti-Intellectual Representations of American Colleges and Universities. Higher Education and Society. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57004-8_10
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