THE MYTH OF THE MACHINE

Music and Video: E.C. Goodman

Words: Lewis Mumford and Neil Postman

The Myth of the Machine draws on the prophetic insights of Lewis Mumford, Neil Postman, Jacques Ellul and others who have engaged the fundamental phenomenon of our time, what Martin Heidegger dubbed “the question concerning technology.” The video explores the media’s portrayal of technology as salvation, the link between the Western technological project and violence, and the spectacle’s role as the interface between humanity and our increasingly alienating technological milieu.

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