Dumbing down : culture, politics, and the mass media
- Title
- Dumbing down : culture, politics, and the mass media / edited by Ivo Mosley.
- Published by
- Thorverton, UK ; Bowling Green, OH : Imprint Academic, ©2000.
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Details
- Description
- viii, 328 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- Dumbing down is the phrase given to a widespread feeling of gloom and stupefaction, an is associated with the withdrawal into trivia in the face of an uncertain and possibly alarming future. The creation and manipulation of markets, media and power may yet end in the destruction of community, responsibility, morality, art, religion and the natural world. This text is a compilation of essays on changes in culture and the media and the dangers of their manipulation.
- Subject
- Since 1950
- Popular culture
- Civilization, Modern > 1950-
- Mass media > Social aspects
- Popular Culture
- popular culture
- Civilization, Modern
- Dummheit
- Kulturkritik
- Manipulation
- Öffentliche Meinung
- Massenmedien
- Massamedia
- Populaire cultuur
- Cultuurbeleid
- Culture populaire
- Civilisation moderne
- Mass-média
- Aspect social
- Crétinisation
- Contents
- Dumbocracy in government -- ... and culture -- ... and the media -- ... in the visual arts -- ... in education -- ... and science -- ... and religion -- ... and "the environment."
- Owning institution
- Princeton University Library
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.