Bonfire of the humanities
Subtitle: television, subliteracy, and long-term memory loss
By: David Marc ; foreword by Susan J. Douglas.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The television series
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: [Syracuse, NY]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
Subjects: Television broadcasting -- Social aspects -- United States; Television broadcasting -- United States -- Influence; Literacy -- United States; Popular culture -- United States
Description: The inaugural volume in The Television Series focuses on the relationship between the rise of the multi-media environment - television and electronic media - and the decline of the humanities in academia, the changing role of print literacy, and the disintegration of historical consciousness.

In analyzing the decline of the humanities on college campuses, Marc covers a wide range of issues, including political correctness, the growing tolerance of academic cheating, and institutionalized grade inflation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-158) and index.