Cargando…

Republic of noise : the loss of solitude in schools and culture /

In this book, Diana Senechal confronts a culture that has come to depend on instant updates and communication at the expense of solitude. Schools today emphasize rapid group work and fragmented activity, not the thoughtful study of complex subjects. The Internet offers contact with others throughout...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Senechal, Diana
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2011.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction: The Chatter of the Present
  • Chapter 2. Definitions of Solitude
  • Chapter 3. Distraction: The Flip Side of Engagement
  • Chapter 4. Antigone: Literature as "Thinking Apart"
  • Chapter 5. The Workshop Model in New York City
  • Chapter 6. The Folly of the "Big Idea"
  • Chapter 7. The Cult of Success
  • Chapter 8. Mass Personalization and the "Underground Man"
  • Chapter 9. The Need for Loneliness
  • Chapter 10. The Practice of Solitude
  • Chapter 11. Discernment and the Public Sphere
  • Chapter 12. Conclusion: Setting up Shop.