Understanding Anti-Intellectualism in the U.S.
Edric Huang, Jenny Dorsey, Claire Mosteller, Emily Chen Overview The concept of anti-intellectualism has changed and evolved over time, without one single definition. In historian Richard Hofstadter’s groundbreaking book, Anti-intellectualism in American Life (1963), anti-intellectualism is explained as “a resentment and suspicion of the life of the mind and of those who are considered to … Continue reading Understanding Anti-Intellectualism in the U.S.
