The imaginationless generation : lessons from ancient culture on regulating new media / by Nachshon Goltz and Tracey Dowdeswell.

In the present-day Tower of Babylon-the all-encompassing virtual world built of image layered upon image-children are the most vulnerable users. If we permit them unfettered access to media that promotes corporate and consumer values, while suppressing their cognitive development and creative imagin...

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Main Authors: Goltz, Nachshon (Author), Dowdeswell, Tracey (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill Sense, [2019]
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Introduction : new media, old problems
  • Understanding the laws of media engagement
  • The imaginationless generation
  • Internet regulation : could & should the Internet be regulated?
  • Freedom of speech & online harm to children
  • Parental regulation
  • The cultural regulation of technology
  • Conclusion : coming down from the tower.