Scholar, Author & Cultural Critic; Professor Emeritus of English at Emory University; Author of "The Dumbest Generation"
Mark Bauerlein Biography
Mark Bauerlein is an American scholar, author, and cultural critic recognized for his examination of technology's impact on young people. Bauerlein is professor emeritus of English at Emory University and a senior editor of First Things. He taught at Emory University for nearly three decades, with a period at the National Endowment for the Arts, where he served as director of the Office of Research and Analysis. During his tenure there, Bauerlein contributed to the NEA study, "Reading at Risk: A Survey of Literary Reading in America."
Bauerlein is the author of "The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future (Or, Don't Trust Anyone Under 30)," which explores the decline in general knowledge and reading among young Americans and the rise of a digital adolescent culture. The book received the Nautilus Award. Bauerlein later published a sequel, "The Dumbest Generation Grows Up: From Stupefied Youth to Dangerous Adults," in which he argues that a lack of civics knowledge among millennials poses challenges to America's political and social institutions. In addition to his books, Bauerlein is an editor at First Things and hosts a podcast focused on education, culture, and technology.
His other works include "Literary Criticism: An Autopsy," "The Pragmatic Mind: Explorations in the Psychology of Belief," and "Negrophobia: A Race Riot in Atlanta, 1906." Bauerlein's commentaries and reviews have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chronicle of Higher Education, and other national periodicals. He has participated in more than 400 interviews on CBS News, NPR, CNN, Fox News, ABC's Nightline, and 20/20. His essays have also been published in PMLA, Yale Review, Partisan Review, and Wilson Quarterly. Bauerlein's work addresses education, digital culture, and the societal effects of technology.
Mark Bauerlein Speaking Topics
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The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future (Or, Don't Trust Anyone Under 30)
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The Digital Divide: Arguments for and Against Facebook, Google, Texting, and the Age of Social Networking
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