Sean Illing Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Sean Illing is a journalist, author, and political philosopher. Dad, LSU Alum, Author, “The Paradox of Democracy,” Host of The Gray Area pod. Order here! https://t.co/gfjhbiqJxx
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
Neil PostmanSean IllingWell, I have to recommend Neil Postman, “Amusing Ourselves to Death.” ... Postman is at least incredibly clear and accessible, and it’s a very good way into media ecology as a way of seeing and thinking about the world.
Paperback, 2005
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Public Opinion
Walter LippmanSean Illing...he understood the problems of democracy, especially in the post-industrial world. And whatever you think of his prescriptions, his diagnosis really holds up. So anyone thinking through these problems would do well to read Lippmann.
Paperback, 2010
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The Plague
Albert CamusSean IllingWho wants to get existential this morning? I've waited a long time to do this podcast on Camus's "The Plague" and by god it's finally here. So join me for an hour and let's lean into the beautiful nothingness! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-camuss-the-plague-can-teach-us-about-this-pandemic/id1438157174?i=1000485682423
Hardcover, 2021
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