| ID | 087590 |
| Title Proper | Anti-intellectualism as romantic discourse |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Ratner-Rosenhagen, Jennifer |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | When I told friends that I was heading
off to a doctoral program in U.S. intellectual
history, they either seemed mysti
½ed-"Do we have an intellectual history?"-
or found the entire proposition
somewhat funny: "American intellectual
history!? Isn't that an oxymoron!?"
More skepticism awaited as I began my
studies. Classmates repeatedly subjected
me to playful, if remorseless, interrogations
about the wherefores and whithers
of this so-called history of the American
mind. I had to wonder what I was doing
studying a subject that people think does
not exist. |
| `In' analytical Note | Daedalus Vol. 138, No. 2; Spring 2009: p41-52 |
| Journal Source | Daedalus Vol. 138, No. 2; Spring 2009: p41-52 |
| Key Words | Anti - Intellectualism ; Romantic Discourse ; American Intellectual ; U.S. Intellectual History" ; U.S. Intellectual History” |