tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939909775405220345.post1809529207086904930..comments2024-03-01T10:16:11.283-08:00Comments on AmericanStudies: January 16, 2014: Spring 2014 Previews: Writing Our WorldAmericanStudierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06483077716534996778noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939909775405220345.post-71465198217209961382014-01-16T05:04:54.178-08:002014-01-16T05:04:54.178-08:00Thanks so much, Ian! I know Postman's book a l...Thanks so much, Ian! I know Postman's book a little but hadn't thought to go back to it in this context, and will definitely do so. And I agree that targeted ads will be one area we'll talk about a good bit in this unit. Thanks again!AmericanStudierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06483077716534996778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939909775405220345.post-87120913554547717172014-01-16T04:50:07.723-08:002014-01-16T04:50:07.723-08:00In my prepracticum classroom last semester, the te...In my prepracticum classroom last semester, the teacher did a lengthy unit on this very thing with his AP class. It was focused mainly on a book by Neil Postman called *Amusing Ourselves to Death*, then supplementing that with a bunch of smaller pieces. My recollection is that there were some very though-provoking ideas put forth in that book, which relate directly to those questions you are talking about. <br />One area of this that I think is especially interesting is the very contemporary concept of individually targeted online advertisement (web analytics, email account-based ads, sponsored Google search links, etc.). These are the most subversive forms of advertising and consumerism to date, and they raise all kinds of important, open-ended questions for me. Sounds like this focus will be highly generative in terms of thought for your students.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160178553626197629noreply@blogger.com