Editing Neil Postman (section)

{{short description|American media theorist and cultural critic (1931–2003)}}
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{{Infobox writer
| name        = Neil Postman
| image       = Neil Postman.jpg
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| birth_name  =
| birth_date  = {{Birth date |1931|03|08}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|2003|10|05|1931|03|08}}
| death_place = New York City, U.S.
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| education   = [[State University of New York at Fredonia]]<br>[[Teachers College, Columbia University|Columbia University]]
| occupation  = Writer, professor
| spouse      = Shelley Ross
| children    = 3, including [[Marc Postman|Marc]]
| subjects    = {{hlist|[[Media ecology]]|Media criticism|cultural criticism|education}}
| period      = 1959–2003
}}
'''Neil Postman''' (March 8, 1931 – October 5, 2003) was an American author, educator, [[Media studies|media theorist]] and [[cultural critic]], who eschewed digital technology, including [[personal computer]]s and [[Mobile phone|mobile devices]], and was critical of the use of personal computers in schools.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Staff|date=12 Oct 2003|title=LATimes.com|newspaper=LA Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-oct-12-me-postman12-story.html}}</ref> He is best known for twenty books regarding technology and education, including ''[[Teaching as a Subversive Activity]]'' (1970), ''The Disappearance of Childhood'' (1982), ''[[Amusing Ourselves to Death]]'' (1985), ''Conscientious Objections'' (1988), ''[[Technopoly|Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology]]'' (1992) and ''[[The End of Education|The End of Education: Redefining the Value of School]]'' (1995).