Essays on Amusing Ourselves to Death

‘Amusing Ourselves To Death’- the masterpiece of Neil Postman was penned down in 1985. It is rightly referred to as a scripture for modern society guiding mankind to a respectable life. A chance delivery of a talk to Frankfurt book sellers’ convention- 1984 and the participation in a panel on Orwell’s ‘1984 and The Contemporary…

The book “Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business” by Neil Postman provides in-depth analysis and exploration why television and show business negatively affect our socialization. Postman pays special attention to the influence of television on the generation X which is the product of television nanny. As the author argues,…

Neil Postman, “Amusing Ourselves to Death — Public discourse in the age of show-business”This book is a classic: everybody knows it, and everything has been written about it. Let me write some more. Postman’s book caused a lot of public discussion in the mid-eighties, but it is now as relevant as ever, possibly more so….

In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, he shows us what he thinks the future holds for the human race. The story takes place in the future, where the World State is simply an extreme version of today’s world, but is it too extreme? In society today, knowledge is no longer as appreciated as it has…

Neil Postman’s Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business was published in 1985. The theories and concepts described in the book could easily apply to today’s world. Postman goes to great detail in his book about the development of public discourse (verbal and written communication) over the centuries. He explains…

Amusing Ourselves To Death Chapter 1: In Chapter 1 of the novel, Amusing Ourselves to Death, by Neil Postman, the concept of the “media metaphor” is introduced. Postman presents the idea that every civilization’s “conversation” is hindered by the jaundice of the media it utilizes. He uses the term “conversation” in reference to the exchange…