by Neil Postman · Llibres de l'Index · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788487561061
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«Divertim-nos fins a morir» is Neil Postman's media criticism essay, published by Llibres de l'Index in paperback (220 pages, in Catalan).
Neil Postman argues that television has reshaped public discourse according to the logic of spectacle: politics, education, journalism, science and religion become entertainment, and amusement replaces reasoned debate. With Huxley as a reference, he warns of a society that has stopped thinking to give itself over to laughter.
Catalan translation by Betty Alsina Keith. The first edition was published in 1990 within the Fora de col·lecció collection.
Reference work for readers interested in cultural criticism, philosophy of technology and sociology of communication.
Neil Postman was an American author, educator, media theorist, and cultural critic who eschewed digital technology, including personal computers and mobile devices, and was critical of the use of personal computers in schools. He is best known for 20 books about technology and education, including Teaching as a Subversive Activity (1970), The Disappearance of Childhood (1982), Amusing Ourselves to Death (1985), Conscientious Objections (1988), Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology (1992) and The End of Education: Redefining the Value of School (1995).
