Reading novels internalizes thought while visual media externalize it
Evidence
Reading as an act of perception and apperception probably carries with it a certain kind of internalization; the act of reading a novel is fairly close to a monologue interieur. — Theodor W. Adorno, The Culture Industry, 323
Categorization
Category: Definitional Content
- DEFINE: Precise statement of reading-as-internalization vs. viewing-as-externalization — a load-bearing distinction for the whole chapter’s argument about inwardness.