Neil Postman (US writer, media theorist and cultural critic)
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- Postman, Neil
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- Date of birth
- 1931-03-08
- Place of birth
- New York
- Date of death
- 2003-10-05
- Place of death
- New York
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Neil Postman (March 8, 1931 – October 5, 2003) 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 twenty books regarding 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).
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| Name | Format | ISBN | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business | Paperback | 014303653X | 1985-11-25 |
| Wir amüsieren uns zu Tode: Urteilsbildung im Zeitalter der Unterhaltungsindustrie | Paperback | 3-596-24285-1 | 1990-05 |
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