ENG287H1 Lecture Notes - Clay Shirky, Sven Birkerts
Document Summary
The world that we live in is dominated by the medium of the internet, and it. Nicholas carr is actually changing out brains and the way we think. The best way we notice it is when we read a book. Trying to concentrate on long pieces serves as a window into what is going on in our brain. The technology comes first and the thought and kind of work that is developed comes after. Readers of the longer book are ones who cannot be distracted. They are active, engaged readers, who can practice deep readings. Readers in the web environment are incapable of forming rich connections, and are passive readers. The idea of deep reading is also very idealized because nobody"s environment is completely free of distractions. Certain studies in 2011 proved that the internet has an affect on memory: if something is available on the internet, it will not be remembered.
