{"product_id":"9781666962260","title":"Academic Protest Literature in the U.S., 1985–2015 US Higher Education Protest Literature, 1985–2015","description":"\u003ch3\u003eEducation and Popular Culture\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eAcademic Protest Literature in the U.S., 1985–2015\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eUS Higher Education Protest Literature, 1985–2015\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDerek F. DiMatteo\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ American \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrough close readings of university fiction, college films, sculptures, and life writing by academics, Derek F. DiMatteo defines a distinct genre of academic protest literature that reveals how contemporary scholars and artists confront the increasing corporatization of higher education in the USA. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book analyzes representative works by Mohsin Hamid, Jane Smiley, Alex Kudera, John Singleton, Justin Simien, Margaret De Lima, and Michael Dubson among other writers that protest against academic capitalism's deleterious effects on the public good, BIPOC students and faculty, contingent faculty, and international students. DiMatteo argues that these works should be categorized as protest art within the cultural arm of a long-simmering higher education protest movement. Using protest literature as a lens to argue for a re-evaluation of university fiction as a serious contribution to the higher education reform movement, \u003ci\u003eAcademic Dissent\u003c\/i\u003e adds a cultural dimension to the field of critical university studies and defines the characteristics of academic protest literature, creating a space for education protest within the larger field of American social protest literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDerek F. DiMatteo i\u003c\/b\u003es Assistant Professor of English at Gannon University.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 February 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781666962260\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51333862359180,"sku":"9781666962260","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_85bcb3fb-0e29-46b8-b6b6-e882628b3302.jpg?v=1783617181","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781666962260","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}