✩ Marshall McLuhan ✩


1911-1980    Marshall McLuhan:

  • Came to prominence in the 1960s for his work that analyzed changes in the relationship between technology and culture throughout history
  • "The medium is the message"


1962    The Gutenberg Galaxy: The Making of Typographic Man:

  • Focused on the cultural impact of mass media
  • Discused the way the printing press caused a revolution in English society's understanding of the world
  • Argues the printing press helped spark the European Renaissance and accelerated cultural shifts in arts, politics, and science


1911-1980    Media Tetrad: