Walter Ong

Rhetoric, Romance, and Technology

Collection on rhetoric, romance literature, and technology's cultural effects

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Walter Ong

American Jesuit scholar whose Orality and Literacy transformed our understanding of how the shift from oral to literate culture restructures consciousness and society. His work influenced media theory, education theory, and the study of oral literature. He was among the most important scholars of communication in the 20th century.

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