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1. Christine Rosen

The Extinction of Experience

An Esquire Best Book of 2024 A reflective, original invitation to recover and cultivate the human experiences that have atrophied in our virtual world.

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The Extinction of Experience

Human experiences are disappearing. The Extinction of Experience is a philosophical defence of what makes us human - and a powerful call to reclaim ourselves in a digital world.'Fascinating and timely' OLIVER BURKEMAN'An extremely important book' JONATHAN HAIDT'Essential reading in a dislocated world' KATHERINE MAY*A GUARDIAN BOOK TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2025*Social media, gaming and dating apps have usurped in-person interaction; handwriting is no longer prioritised in schools; and emotion is sooner expressed through likes and emojis than face-to-face conversations. With headphones in and eyes trained on our phones, even boredom has been obliterated. But, as Christine Rosen expertly shows, when we embrace this mediated life and conform to the demands of the machine, we risk becoming more machine-like ourselves.There is another way. For too long we've accepted the idea that change always means better. But rapidly developing technology isn't neutral - it's ambivalent, and capable of enormous harm. To improve our well-being, help future generations flourish and recover our shared humanity, we must become more mindful users of technology and more discerning of how it uses us.From TikTok challenges and algorithms to surveillance devices and conspiracy culture, The Extinction of Experience reveals the human crisis of our digital age - and urges us to return to the real world, while we still can.'Christine Rosen is one of America's best writers and thinkers' WASHINGTON EXAMINER

Acculturated

1. Christine Rosen

Preaching Eugenics

'Preaching Eugenics' tells how Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish leaders confronted and, in many cases, enthusiastically embraced eugenics - a movement that embodied progressive attitudes about modern science at the time.

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Rudolf Walther Hirschberg

Acculturated

“Acculturated consists of essays in the best sense of the term-always readable and concise, often witty and entertaining, providing unconventional takes on their subjects and illuminating them with flashes of genuine insight. Covering a remarkable range of topics in contemporary pop culture, the essays offer a composite portrait of America today-with all its sublimities and absurdities. The authors may be critical of pop culture, but unlike many academics, they show that they are familiar with and have a feel for the phenomena in which they write.” -Paul A. Cantor, author of Gilligan Unbound: Pop Culture in the Age of Globalization “Sizing up and taking down the things we read, watch, and play, this all-star team of analysts provides a series of delights and surprises that will make you ponder the deep structures that inform our lives, even when we think we’re off-duty. As one essay puts it, ‘Style matters.’ Yes, and so does fun. -Kyle Smith, movie critic, New York Post “Acculturated is a collection of brief, sharp-eyed, complex-and in the best sense of that sadly overused and abused term, entertaining-accounts of present-day American sensibilities and daily lives. It could have been titled The Way We Live Now, and no one in the country will not experience the comfort of finding his habits and attitudes reflected in at least some, if not every last, of its pages.” -Midge Decter, author of An Old Wife’s Tale "Any college-level collection strong in the cultural analysis will consider this a lively, insightful survey. " -California Bookwatch "Editors and authors Rosen and Riley compile 23 US writers and journalists' essays examining what popular culture teaches people about themselves and how society can reclaim popular culture to discuss concepts like virtue and character. They consider how reality TV, children’s and teen culture, Facebook, YouTube, video games, Lady Gaga, professional sports, blogs, cooking shows, celebrity chefs, and other pop culture forms teach people about how to behave and treat each other in relationships, including online dating and adultery, and how well those lessons are learned; how it reflects children’s experiences; how it has changed the way people spend their leisure time; and effects on self-improvement, such as in forgiveness and death and dying." -Book News, Inc "Editors and authors Rosen and Riley compile essays by 23 US writers and journalists who examine what popular culture has to teach people about themselves and how society can reclaim popular culture to discuss concepts like virtue and character." -SciTech Book News