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Herbert Marshall McLuhan CC ( / məˈkluːən /, mə-KLOO-ən; July 21, 1911 – December 31, 1980) was a Canadian philosopher whose work is among the cornerstones of the study of media theory.
Jun 28, 2024 · Herbert Marshall McLuhan. Born: July 21, 1911, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Died: Dec. 31, 1980, Toronto (aged 69) Notable Works: “The Gutenberg Galaxy: The Making of the Typographic Man”. “The Medium Is the Massage: An Inventory of Effects”. “Understanding Media: The Extension of Man”.
Understanding Media brought McLuhan to prominence in the same decade that celebrated flower power. San Francisco, the home of the summer of love, hosted the first McLuhan festival, featuring the man himself.
Herbert Marshall McLuhan, communication theorist (born 21 July 1911 in Edmonton, AB; died 31 December 1980 in Toronto, ON). Professor of English at the University of Toronto, McLuhan became internationally famous during the 1960s for his studies of the effects of mass media on thought and behaviour. Portrait of Marshall McLuhan
McLuhan's theory. McLuhan uses the term "message" to signify content and character. The content of the medium is a message that can be easily grasped and the character of the medium is another message which can be easily overlooked.
Articles 1–20. Professor of Literature, St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto - Cited by 126,831 - Literature studies - Media theory.
Herbert Marshall McLuhan, universally known as Marshall McLuhan, combined Cambridge University 's New Criticism of literary textual analysis with the political economy-inspired communication theory of fellow Canadian and University of Toronto colleague Harold Innis.
