Talk us into it
The role of conversation in a changing society and public realm
Conversation has long been the cornerstone of our society. New technologies enable us to speak to people anytime, anywhere. However, there is growing concern – both in the UK and elsewhere - that we are talking less than we used to. This work suggests that this is a misconception and that the issue is actually much more complex.
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- Speaking of which... While in the US researching Cultural Diplomacy, I came across some very interesting parallels to the types of conversation that we examine in 'Talk us into it', some of which make use of cultural diplay and performance as a binding force. from : samjones 21st July 2006
- Talk Us Into It Our recent publication, Talk Us Into It, has been covered today in the Times. It argues that we need to put conversation back into the public realm. New technologies and communicaitons platforms have encouraged more and more people to 'have their say' and given more and more of us the chance to put forth our opinion, but is this at the expense of the face-to-face conversations that we need? from : samjones 19th September 2006
- de Tocqueville, de Schmocqueville - conversation's not declining Alexis de Tocqueville once wrote of the 'strange unsociability and reserved and taciturn disposition of the English'. There's an article in this week's Economist looking at conversation in history that makes for interesting reading. from : samjones 20th December 2006