Understanding Media

Name: Understanding Media
Author: Marshall McLuhan

by Marshall McLuhan

Media theory arguing the medium shapes message and human consciousness

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Marshall McLuhan

Canadian media theorist whose 'the medium is the message' is the most quoted phrase in communications theory. Understanding Media and The Gutenberg Galaxy proposed that electronic media were restructuring human consciousness. His work anticipated the internet age and his influence on media studies is immense.

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The Gutenberg GalaxyHistory of print technology and its transformation of cognition and culture
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