Sound-bite saboteurs
public discourse, education, and the state of democratic deliberation
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Author
Contributions
- Lyons, William - Contributor
- Svehla, Lance - Contributor
Publication
2010 - State University of New York Press, Albany, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
66,250 words, Guess
Page Count
265 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivesoundbitesaboteu0000drew
- ISBN-139781438430416
- ISBN-139781438430423
- ISBN-101438430418
- ISBN-101438430426
and 5 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2009021885
- OCLC Control Number417434949
- Better World Books9781438430423
- Better World Books9781438430416
- Open LibraryOL24487056M
Classifications
- DDC320.97301/4
- LCCJA85.2.U6 D74 2010
- LCCJA85.2.U6D74 2010
Description
"Sound-Bite Saboteurs examines the emergence of a multifaceted, multimedia culture that encourages the use of sound bites to silence one's opponents at the expense of democratic deliberation and debate. No simple partisan phenomenon or mere attempt to "spin" a particular issue, sound-bite sabotage is, the authors argue, a sophisticated and media-savvy effort by public and private elites to destroy the grounds of public discourse, higher education, and democratic argument. By displacing democratic debate with political spectacle, sound-bite saboteurs attempt to keep citizens more entertained but less informed, more cynical but less engaged, more adept as consumers but less adept as agents. In a broad-based and integrated analysis of this phenomenon, the authors argue that sound-bite sabotage can and must be resisted both within the classroom and beyond."--Jacket.
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