Introduction: populist idylls, cultural politics
The problem with the meritocracy
Ordinary Americans, average students
The curious cult of religious practicality
Against all experts: no experience necessary
The new age of cultural studies: crisis in the PMC
Conclusion.
American idyll : academic antielitism as cultural critique by Catherine Liu. ISBN 9781609380502. Published by University of Iowa Press in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.