MASS media & societyPSYCHONAUTSHUMANITIESIn light of surging cross-disciplinary interest in rethinking the conceptions of attention and attention economy, this article conducts an archeology of Marshall McLuhan's concepts in order to construct a theory of attention implicit in his media paradigm. Mc...
His work is viewed as one of the cornerstones of the study of media theory, as well as having practical applications in the advertising and television industries. McLuhan is known for coining the expressions the medium is the message and the global village, and for predicting the World Wide ...
Following McLuhan's media theory, this article reveals the symbiosis between technology and the human body and emphasises the significance of the artist for comprehending contemporary medial-technological reality and for overcoming the challenges that such a reality poses....
Marshall McLuhanModern MediaModern CultureIn this paper the methodological implications arising from Marshall McLuhan's classic refrains—"I don't have A Theory of Communication" and "I don't use theories in my work"—are discussed. Absent a theory, the other way to work is by observation ...
Herbert Marshall McLuhan (; July 21, 1911 – December 31, 1980) was a Canadian philosopher. His work is one of the cornerstones of the study of media theory. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, McLuhan studied at the University of Manitoba and the University of Cambridge. He began his teaching ca...
Marshall McLuhan: Media ARE Communication Becca McMullin Background Born in Edmonton, Alberta , Canada July 21, 1911 Married Corinne Keller Lewis in 1939 Graduated from Cambridge University in 1942 Taught at many different Universities, including UW- Madison, St. Lewis University, and University of...
McLuhan,Page2 [nolanguagetheory,hencetrappedinfreedom/determinism] p.53"mediaasextensionsofoursensesinstitutenew ratios,notonlyamongourprivatesenses,butamongthemselves, whentheyinteractamongthemselves p.249electricityis"tactile" Ch.2:MediaHotandCold hotmedium(radio)extendsonesinglesensein"high definition"-lea...
The article examines the significance of the Incarnation of Christ for the development of Marshall McLuhan's media theory. McLuhan's Catholicism was already a topic of debate in the 1960s and 70s, albeit often in a less than benevolent manner. More recently, however, scholars from the English...
What specific media would turn the world into a global village according to McLuhan? McLuhan believed that interconnectedness through technology would turn the world into a global village. This interconnectedness manifested through the advent of the internet.Marshall...
Life About Marshall McLuhan Marshall McLuhan (also known as Herbert Marshall McLuhan), was born on july 21, 1911 - December 31, 1980 in Edmonton, Alberta. He was a canadian philoshoper of communtication theory and public intellectual. His work was shown as one of the cornerstone of media...