School and Television – A Criticism of Neil Postman’s Media Thought

Hu Yilin

Chinese Journal of Journalism & Communication ›› 2015, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (5) : 23-37.

Chinese Journal of Journalism & Communication ›› 2015, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (5) : 23-37.

School and Television – A Criticism of Neil Postman’s Media Thought

  • Postdoctoral, College of Philosophy and Sociology, Beijing Normal University. Email:hyl510@gmail.com
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Postman inherited McLuhan's thinking about media, but has some retrogression. He insists on the printing culture and attacks the television. But he regresses to the dichotomy between subject and object. Since he only concerns the epistemological dimension of media, he has ignored the positive of children and life dimension of television.

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Neil Postman / Media Ecology / epistemology / television

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