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Critical Media Studies

Critical Media Studies

#125: Rose Horowitch - The Elite College Students Who Can't Read Books

Jul 31, 2026 · 34m

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Barry and Mike begin a two-part discussion of Rose Horowitch’s investigation into post-literacy.In this episode we discuss her November 2024 article in The Atlantic Monthly, “ The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books. ” Our next episode will discuss her more recent article from the July 2026 issue of The Atlantic, “The Age of Reading is Over.”