{"product_id":"campus-life-in-the-movies-john-e-conklin-9780786439843","title":"Campus Life in the Movies: A Critical Survey from the Silent Era to the Present","description":"\u003cp\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eAnimal House\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003ePCU\u003c\/i\u003e Greek experience, or how many have worried over the SAT and college admissions after watching more recent movies like 2004's \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Score\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book explores themes of college life in 681 live-action, theatrically released, feature-length films set in the United States and released from 1915 through 2006, evaluating how these movies both reflected and distorted the reality of undergraduate life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Topics include college admissions, the freshman experience, academic work, professor-student relations, student romance, fraternity and sorority life, sports, political activism, and other extracurricular activities. The book also includes a complete filmography and 66 illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John E. Conklin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 078643984X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786439843\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"John E. Conklin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48483683926271,"sku":"9780786439843","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0a224a31-63d5-4b84-9583-df0445d6edbd.jpg?v=1778039988","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/campus-life-in-the-movies-john-e-conklin-9780786439843","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}