http://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/1181 Neil Postman's recent appearances from the C-SPAN networks en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Sun, 19 May 2013 19:14:38 GMT C-SPAN Person Recent Appearances http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/showPicture.php?personid=1181&width=130 http://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/1181 136 488 Head shot of {$person->name} Professor Postman talked about his book, [Building a Bridge to the 18th Century: How the Past Can Improve Our Future], published by Knopf. He focused on current societal problems that could be resolved in large part by looking to the philosophers and cultural tradition of the enlightenment period of the eighteenth century. After his prepared remarks he answered questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/153953-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/153953-1 Sun, 16 Jan 2000 11:09:44 GMT Professor Postman talked about the impact of technology on our political, social and spiritual lives. He is the author of several books including [Amusing Ourselves to Death] and [Technopoly]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/98576-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/98576-1 Sun, 08 Feb 1998 01:55:37 GMT A ten-minute video presentation created by UCLA was shown. It consisted of clips of television shows from the past few decades illustrating both positive and negative views of family relationships. Then President Clinton and the vice president discussed media programming with communications experts, religious leaders, and representatives of several medical fields and law enforcement. The participants expressed concern about the violence and sexual content of movies, television and popular music, and suggested ways of improving this without losing commercial sponsorship. The president has proposed an amendment to the Telecommunications Bill requiring that all televisions be manufactured with a "v-chip" which would enable parents to block channels or programs they do not want their children to watch. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/66061-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) White House Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/66061-1 Sat, 26 Aug 1995 10:45:05 GMT Neil Postman, author of [Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology] published by Alfred A. Knopf Publishers, spoke on the theme of his book which noted the dependence of Americans on technological advances for their own security. He said Americans have come to expect technological innovations to solve the larger problems of mankind, and technology itself has become a national "religion" which people take by faith to solve their problems. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/31627-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Booknotes http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/31627-1 Mon, 31 Aug 1992 00:00:05 GMT The author of [Amusing Ourselves to Death] discussed his experiences in teaching and research and his thesis that television has fundamentally altered the terms of discourse in our society. The interview is part of a series profiling New York politicians and media leaders. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/7-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) American Profile http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/7-1 Sat, 23 Jan 1988 01:03:34 GMT