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Marshall McLuhan, the Man and his Message
He was a man of idioms and idiosyncrasies, deeply intelligent and a soothsayer. He had prescient knowledge of the Internet. Although educated in literature, Marshall McLuhan was known as a pop philosopher because his theories applied to mini-skirts and the twist. For his ability to keep up with the cutting edge, one colleague called him "The Runner." Critics said he destroyed literary values. Today, McLuhan's ideas are new again, applied to the electronic media that he predicted.
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McLuhan and Mailer go head to head
Broadcast Date: Nov. 26, 1967
Prophet of the Media meets Prophet of Hip.McLuhan and Mailer go head to head
Medium: Television
Program: The Way It Is
Broadcast Date: Nov. 26, 1967
Guest(s): Norman Mailer, Marshall McLuhan
Host: Ken Lefolii
Duration: 10:38
Last updated:
Jan. 5, 2004
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4:09
Dec. 31, 1980
Marshall McLuhan, the media theorist who was always "on the move," has died of a stroke.
Television
11:21
March 2, 1969
Urban planning guru Jane Jacobs challenged the establishment with her ideas about cities and the economy.
McLuhan and Mailer go head to head.
The CBC Digital Archives Website.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Last updated: Jan. 5, 2004.
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