A Is for Ox: The Collapse of Literacy and the Rise of Violence in an Electronic Age

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Barry Sanders

A Is for Ox

The Collapse of Literacy and the Rise of Violence in an Electronic Age

Barry Sanders

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Vintage Books
26 September 1995

Literacy; Social issues & processes

The twin crises of illiteracy and youth violence haunt our age; the failure of increasing numbers of young people to attain even minimal levels of literacy signals a catastrophe at the deepest levels of our culture.

A is for Ox is an important and impassioned work that both proves this conclusion and suggests what can be done to change it. Sanders argues that because of the omnipresence of electronically generated images and sounds in contemporary culture, children grow up lacking the oral experience of language crucial to attaining true literacy; without the technologies of reading and writing, the development of self is stunted. By tracing the long history of literacy in the West, Sanders demonstrates how the culture of electronic media is changing both cognitive development and social interaction. Taking the issue of literacy out of the narrow context of schooling and education, Sanders compels us to consider it in relation to the fundamental issues of both personal identity and a person's unforced consent to the social contract.

By: Barry Sanders
Imprint: Vintage Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 227g
ISBN: 9780679742852
ISBN 10: 0679742859
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 26 September 1995
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for A Is for Ox: The Collapse of Literacy and the Rise of Violence in an Electronic Age

A brilliant, disturbing reflection on the collapsing moral order of post-modern America. If literacy is the wellspring of selfhood, as Sanders makes clear, our aggressive, image-addicted society is unwittingly committing cultural suicide. --Mike Davis