James Drogan

"In his 1987 book, The Last Intellectuals, Russell Jacoby argued that the generation of writers and critics who came to political consciousness in the 1960s had been absorbed into the university and disappeared from public life, precipitating 'a withdrawal of intellectual energy from the larger domain to a narrower discipline.' For Jacoby, the implications were dire. 'The transmission belt of culture — the ineffable manner by which an older generation passes along not simply its knowledge but its dreams and hopes — is threatened,' he wrote. 'Younger intellectuals are occupied and preoccupied by the demands of university careers. As professional life thrives, public culture grows poorer and older.'"

Goldstein, E. (2016, November 13). The New Intellectuals. Retrieved November 20, 2016, from http://www.chronicle.com/article/The-New-Intellectuals/238354/