{"product_id":"whats-going-on-at-uaardvark-paperback","title":"What's Going On at UAardvark? - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRita Petithory\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAllen Ballard\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003eLawrence S. Wittner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat's Going On at UAardvark?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a fast-paced political satire about how an increasingly corporatized, modern American university becomes the site of a rambunctious rebellion that turns the nation's campus life upside down.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlong the way, there are hilarious encounters with a playboy university president, bizarre U.S. military commanders, poetry-writing Hells Angels, foul-mouthed, decadent students, an unusually avaricious corporate titan, gun-toting \"Christian Patriots,\" a schizophrenic FBI director, hypocritical politicians, a witch-like union leader, and a host of other zany characters. All in all, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat's Going On at UAardvark?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e sets readers off on a laugh-filled romp through what has become a serious issue in contemporary America: the corporate takeover of higher education.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis second edition of the acclaimed novel contains a preface by the author in which he reflects upon nationwide developments since the appearance of the first edition in the spring of 2013. In it, he asks, provocatively: \"When it comes to bizarre behavior on college and university campuses - or, for that matter, in the United States - how can a writer possibly stay ahead of the curve?\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eWhat's Going On at UAardvark?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Lawrence Wittner has channeled the spirits of Kurt Vonnegut, Charlie Chaplin, Woody Allen, Jon Stewart, the Serb kids who overthrew Milosevic, and at least two of the Three Stooges into this delightfully dystopic, comic novel. If you enjoy the bursting of pretensions and political pratfalls, you'll love this story.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e-Professor Tom Hastings, Portland State University, and former President, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePeace and Justice Studies Association\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Observers of academic life will recognize key aspects of the contemporary U.S. university scene in this dystopian send-up - the campus takeover by Fortune 500 corporations; MBA modeling of the college 'product' and 'brand'; a campus president who relishes revenge against a brighter faculty; the bored and drugged student body; the abolition of liberal arts courses; and the effort to eliminate full-time, tenured faculty. The uproarious revolt that occurs against this new university model will inspire wishful thinking among many of us.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e-Professor Sandi Cooper, President, Faculty Senate, City University of New York\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Humorous, insightful... In this farcical novel, Wittner... shows what can happen when school administrators begin invoking business models... A well-paced university novel, certain to provide academics with many knowing chuckles.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e-Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat's Going On at UAardvark?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a satiric look at the contemporary university, full of humorous caricatures.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e-The Satirist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLawrence Wittner is the author or editor of thirteen books, including Working for Peace and Justice and Confronting the Bomb. A frequent contributor to the History News Network, Huffington Post, Common Dreams, truthout, and many other publications, he is Professor of History emeritus at the State University of New York\/Albany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 7.99 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48709310873849,"sku":"9780692261125","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/m0UZBrZR_w9780692261125.webp?v=1784923616","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/whats-going-on-at-uaardvark-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}