Conscientious Objections: Stirring Up Trouble About Language, Technology and Education - Hardcover

Postman, Neil

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0434593028 ISBN 13: 9780434593026

Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd, 1989

Synopsis

Neil postman examines commercials, evening newscasts, and advertising to reveal the cultural consequences of technological change and explore education's responsibilty to guide us away from the media muse.

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Review

"Postman is that rare social critic whose commentary on the current state of American culture and education is a funny as it is throughout and well argued...a provocative collection." -- The New York Times Book Review

"Postman uses cogent arguments, sharp needles and gentle humor to challenge readers to change their ways of thinking ... delightful." -- St. Louis Post Dispatch

About the Author

Neil Postman was a University Professor, the Paulette Goddard Chair of Media Ecology, and the chair of the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication, all at New York University. Among his 20 books are studies of childhood (The Disappearance of Childhood); public discourse (Amusing Ourselves to Death); education (Teaching as a Subversive Activity and The End of Education); and the impact of technology (Technopoly). His interest in education was long-standing, beginning with his experience as an elementary and secondary school teacher. He died in 2003.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0434593028
• ISBN 13: 9780434593026
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208