The Big Bang Theory: Mad Geniuses and the Freak Show of Higher Education
| dc.contributor.author | Harbour, Wendy | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-08-08T23:48:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-08-08T23:48:14Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This essay discusses the television comedy series The Big Bang Theory. Through lead characters including physicist Sheldon Cooper, the series portrays higher education as a metaphorical freak show, and academics as geeky mad genius freaks. Implications for constructions of disability in higher education are discussed, with recommendations for future research. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Harbour, W. (2015). The Big Bang Theory: Mad Geniuses and the Freak Show of Higher Education. Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal, 11(2). | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1552-9215 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10125/58630 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | vol. 11, no. 2 | |
| dc.subject | disability | |
| dc.subject | higher education | |
| dc.subject | television | |
| dc.title | The Big Bang Theory: Mad Geniuses and the Freak Show of Higher Education | |
| dc.type | Research Articles and Essays | |
| dc.type.dcmi | Text |