On an episode of the “Mom and Dad Are Fighting” podcast, Phillip Maciak explains where the concept of screen time started and how it became a marker of good (or bad) parenting. Tune into "Your Eyeballs Are Gonna Fall Out of Your Head" to explore the moral panic over screen time.
Phil is a Senior Lecturer in English and American Culture Studies where he teaches U.S. literature, visual media, and the idiosyncratic role of screens in our lives today. He is also the author of Avidly Reads Screen Time--a funny, insightful work of cultural criticism and history about how we define screens, and how they now define us. From Mad Men to iCarly, Vine to FaceTime, binge-watching to doom-scrolling, Phillip Maciak leads us on a sometimes heartwarming, sometimes harrowing tour of the media that brings us together and tears us apart.
To hear more on Maciak's latest work, join us on November 15 for a Book Talk on Avidly Reads Screen Time.
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 | 4:00 PM | Duncker Hall, RM. 201, Hurst Lounge
