Hi Jim-
There are some nice comments to the article as well. Remembering how different generations view the present is important too.
I'd be interested in what your students think.
Best,
Rhea

P.s. Did you get a chance to read the article Tim found in the Chronicle of Higher Ed?
R


On 10/20/10 8:07 AM, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

I'm considering having a discussion about this article (see below) in my New Media class.  If you have a few extra minutes to read it, I'd be interested in your take on it so I can frame a meaningful discussion.  Thanks.

http://www.alternet.org/media/148449/our_country_is_lost_believing_in_what_it_sees_on_screens,_and_we_are_going_to_pay_a_nasty_price_for_it/

Hedges is a fellow of The Nation Institute.  He spent two decades as a foreign correspondent in Central America, the Middle East, Africa, and the Balkans, with fifteen years at the New York Times.  He has written a number of books including Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle.

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