by Neil Postman · Fischer (Tb.), Frankfurt · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783596242856
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«Wir amüsieren uns zu Tode» is Neil Postman's essay on cultural and media criticism, published by Fischer (Tb.) in paperback (206 pages, in German).
Postman argues that television turns politics, journalism, education and religion into spectacle: any topic ends up being presented as entertainment. The entertainment industry imposes images and sensations, erodes the capacity for judgement and threatens the democratic foundation of society.
The subtitle is «Urteilsbildung im Zeitalter der Unterhaltungsindustrie». Neil Postman (1931-2003) was professor of Media Ecology at New York University. Published in 1985.
Reference work for scholars of communication, media theory and cultural criticism interested in the impact of entertainment on the public sphere.
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).
