Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle – $275
by rgonzalezr
We now live in two Americas. One—now the minority—functions in a print-based, literate world that can cope with complexity and can separate illusion from truth. The other—the majority—is retreating from a reality-based world into one of false certainty and magic. To this majority—which crosses social class lines, though the poor are overwhelmingly affected—presidential debate and political rhetoric is pitched at a sixth-grade reading level. In this “other America,” serious film and theater, as well as newspapers and books, are being […]
Categories: Cultura, Política, Sociología • Tags: 2010, Chris Hedges, contemporary, Culture, Empire, Nation books, pop culture, Spectacle, USA