Graduation Year
2017
Document Type
Honors Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
English
Faculty Advisor
Paul Shields
Keywords
Youth, Publishing, Electronic books, E-books, Authenticity (Philosophy)
Abstract
Similar to many other industries in the twenty-first century, the book industry is beginning to turn in the technological direction. The emergence of eBooks, among other factors, has started to change the face of the industry as we know it. However, these changes may be a result of something bigger: the lifestyle choices of the trailblazing millennial generation. Millennial lifestyles differ significantly from those of past generations, especially in terms of social and emotional detachment. How do these seemingly different, yet defining, aspects of today’s world relate? And is it possible to use ideas from thinkers of the past such as Plato and Baudrillard to remedy this millennial drift from an authentic lifestyle?
Recommended Citation
Bauer, Kathryn, "A Return to the Authentic: The Changing Book Industry & Millennial Detachment" (2017). Honors Theses. 12.
https://digitalcommons.assumption.edu/honorstheses/12
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