Campus Life in the Movies: A Critical Survey from the Silent Era to the Present

by John E. Conklin

Book Overview

Hollywood films have presented audiences with stories of campus life for nearly a century, shaping popular perceptions of our colleges and universities and the students who attend them. These depictions of campus life have even altered the attitudes of the students themselves, serving as both a mirror of and a model for behavior. One can only imagine how many high school seniors enter college today with the hopes of living the proverbial Animal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078643984X
• ISBN13: 9780786439843
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher