with a new introduction by Lewis H. Lapham This reissue of Understanding Media marks the thirtieth anniversary (1964-1994) of Marshall McLuhan’s classic expose on the state of the then emerging phenomenon of mass media. Terms and phrases such as “the global village” and “the medium is the message” are now part of the lexicon, and McLuhan’s theories continue to challenge our sensibilities and our assumptions about how and what we communicate. There has been a n… More >>
Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man
Tags: assumptions, Extensions, global village, lexicon, marshall mcluhan, mass media, Media, medium is the message, phenomenon, phrases, remainder mark, sensibilities, thirtieth anniversary, Understanding, understanding media
|
|
|