• EI Talks... the dawn of the post-literate society

  • Jan 30 2025
  • Length: 47 mins
  • Podcast

EI Talks... the dawn of the post-literate society

  • Summary

  • Is the era of mass literacy over? And what might a post-literate society look like?

    EI's Alastair Benn is joined by Times columnist James Marriott and Senior Editor Paul Lay to discuss the promise and peril of a culture defined by the audiovisual.

    Engelsberg Ideas is funded by the Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit. EI Talks... is hosted by Paul Lay and Alastair Benn, and produced by Caitlin Brown. The sound engineer is Gareth Jones.

    Image: Painting of a woman reading by Carl Vilhelm Holsøe. Credit: Vidimages / Alamy Stock Photo
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