Books by Elaine Showalter
“She takes the campus novel as a social barometer of university life.” Read more...
Les Back, Social Scientist
Interviews where books by Elaine Showalter were recommended
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Killing Thinking: The Death of the Universities
by Mary Evans -
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Representations of the Intellectual: The 1993 Reith Lectures
by Edward Said -
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The Great University Gamble: Money, Markets and the Future of Higher Education
by Andrew McGettigan -
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Faculty Towers: The Academic Novel and Its Discontents
by Elaine Showalter -
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Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom
by bell hooks
The best books on Academia, recommended by Les Back
The best books on Academia, recommended by Les Back
Current UK higher education policies, which treat students as consumers, are not only killing thinking but also likely to lead to a financial crisis. And yet, academia is a beautiful vocation, with the power to transform lives year in, year out. University of London professor, Les Back, picks the best books on academia.