The Alphabet Versus The Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image

Year: 2001 Authors: Leonard Shlain

Core claim

Alphabetic writing transformed cognition and history by privileging linear word-based thought over image-centered feminine cultures.

Topics

alphabetic literacy, right- and left-brain differences, patriarchy and gender, myth and religion, text-to-image media shift

Domains

visual culture, media studies, art imagery, presentation design

Methods

historical interpretation, cross-cultural comparison, brain-function narrative, multimedia PowerPoint

Media

over 400 images, film, TV, graphics, computers

Source status

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