Velvet Prisons: Russell Jacoby on American Academia

Velvet Prisons: Russell Jacoby on American Academia was released on January 1, 2019.

Velvet Prisons: Russell Jacoby on American Academia was directed by Kurt Jacobsen, Warren Leming.

Velvet Prisons: Russell Jacoby on American Academia has a runtime of 55m.

Velvet Prisons: Russell Jacoby on American Academia was produced by Marie Adler, Hugh Iglarsh, Kurt Jacobsen, Warren Leming.

This provocative documentary arises from extensive interviews with maverick academic Russell Jacoby concerning the fate of public intellectuals, the neutering of radical work in the academy, the need for daring Utopian thought, the scourge of bad academic writing, the blight of pop psychology, the inspiring legacy of the C. Wright Mills, the impact of the 1960s, resurgent conformity since Reagan, and the 'planned obsolescence of thinking' in anti-intellectual American culture. Along the way we learn of the experiences and influences that formed Jacoby's heretical stances. This documentary enables viewers to visit one of the most interesting intellectual figures of our time, much like earlier films on Noam Chomsky, Slavoj Zizek, and Jacques Derrida.

The key characters in Velvet Prisons: Russell Jacoby on American Academia are Self (Kurt Jacobsen), Self (Warren Leming).

Velvet Prisons: Russell Jacoby on American Academia is a Documentary, Biography, History film.

Velvet Prisons: Russell Jacoby on American Academia has an audience rating of 9.1 out of 10.