Neil Postman
Neil Postman was an American sociologist, essayist, pedagogue, media critic, writer and university teacher (1931–2003). He was born at New York City.
Neil Postman in brief
- Born
- 1931
- Died
- 2003
- Known for
- sociologist, essayist, pedagogue, media critic, writer, university teacher, communication scholar and journalist
- Place of birth
- New York City
Catalogued works
36 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library. Their recorded dates run from 1961 to 1999. The first 12 are listed here.
Amusing Ourselves to Death. Technopoly. The End of Education. Bullshit and the Art of Crap-Detection. The Disappearance of Childhood. Teaching as a Subversive Activity. The soft revolution, dated 1971. Prentice Hall Literature. The language of discovery. Kadife Karanlik. Teaching as a subversive activity (A Delta book). Einspruch gegen das Geläufige.
Literature
5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Neil postman on television. Postman, Neil, The International Encyclopedia of Communication, 2014. Postman, Neil (1931–2003), Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice, 2007. Postman, Neil, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood Studies, 2020. Neil Postman: Technology as culture, Communication Studies, 2013.
In detail
Neil Postman studied at Teachers College and State University of New York at Fredonia. the recorded working language is Turkish and English.
Employment is recorded with New York University and Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.
Distinctions recorded are Orwell Award.
Chronology
- 1931Neil Postman born at New York City.
- 2003Neil Postman died at New York City.
Sources
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- 1.
“Neil Postman”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q436131: Neil Postman
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