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Reading and writing are doomed. Literacy as we know it is over. Welcome to the post-literate future. This is a podcast created by a class of graduate students at the iSchool, University of Toronto. We encourage you to participate - don't just listen! Comment on our blog and get in touch: beyondliter…

Beyond Literacy


    • Nov 27, 2014 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 11 EPISODES


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    Beyond Literacy: The First Year Seminar Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2014 17:25


    The University of Guelph First Year Seminar course, Beyond Literacy, explores the idea of post-literacy through interviews and experiments.

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    Episode Nine - Post-Literacy: What Has It Meant to Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2013 18:59


    Episode Nine - Post-Literacy: What Has It Meant to Us by Beyond Literacy

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    Episode Eight - PostHumans: A Radio Play

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2013 10:32


    Episode Eight - PostHumans: A Radio Play by Beyond Literacy

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    Episode Seven - We Welcome Our Machine Overlords

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2013 18:42


    Episode Seven - We Welcome Our Machine Overlords by Beyond Literacy

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    Episode Six - Synthesizing Information

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2013 18:21


    Episode Six - Synthesizing Information by Beyond Literacy

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    Episode Five - What If You Could Remember Everything

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2013 8:46


    Episode Five - What If You Could Remember Everything by Beyond Literacy

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    Episode Four - Too Much Information

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2013 18:59


    Episode Four - Too Much Information by Beyond Literacy

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    Episode Three - Digital Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2013 22:10


    Episode Three - Digital Reading by Beyond Literacy

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    Episode Two - Is Reading an Addiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2013 10:36


    Is reading an addiction? Are we happily addicted? Does our addiction prevent us from seeing or accepting a post-literate future?

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    Episode One - The Alphabet: It's Just a Tool

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2013 8:50


    The alphabet is one of our most important inventions. But it's just a tool. It can be replaced or displaced by another more powerful and advantageous tool. The dialogue about post-literacy continues.

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    Episode Zero - Introducing Beyond Literacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2013 10:00


    This is the first in a series of podcasts about the possibility of a post-literate future.

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