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Marshall McLuhan

Herbert Marshall McLuhan was a Canadian philosopher whose work is among the cornerstones of the study of media theory. Raised in Winnipeg, McLuhan studied at the University of Manitoba and the University of Cambridge. He began his teaching career as a professor of English at several universities in the United States and Canada before moving to the University of Toronto in 1946, where he remained for the rest of his life. He is known as "the father of media studies".

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Culture Is Our Business

Culture Is Our Business

Marshall McLuhan: On the Nature of Media: Essays, 1952 - 1978

Marshall McLuhan: On the Nature of Media: Essays, 1952 - 1978

2014
Media and Formal Cause

Media and Formal Cause

2011

with Eric McLuhan

Comprender los medios de comunicacion

Comprender los medios de comunicacion

2009
The Classical Trivium: The Place of Thomas Nashe in the Learning of His Time

The Classical Trivium: The Place of Thomas Nashe in the Learning of His Time

2006

with W. Terrence Gordon

Understanding Me: Lectures and Interviews

Understanding Me: Lectures and Interviews

2003
The Book of Probes

The Book of Probes

2003

with David Carson

The Medium and the Light: Reflections on Religion

The Medium and the Light: Reflections on Religion

1999

with Jacek Szlarek

Media Research: Technology, Art and Communication

Media Research: Technology, Art and Communication

1997
Essential McLuhan

Essential McLuhan

1995

with Eric McLuhan and Frank Zingrone

Laws of Media: The New Science

Laws of Media: The New Science

1990

with Eric McLuhan

The Medium is the Massage

The Medium is the Massage

1989
The Global Village: Transformations in World Life and Media in the 21st Century

The Global Village: Transformations in World Life and Media in the 21st Century

1989
City as classroom: Understanding language and media

City as classroom: Understanding language and media

1977

with Kathryn Hutchon and Eric McLuhan

Take Today: The Executive as Dropout

Take Today: The Executive as Dropout

1972

with Barrington Nevitt

From cliche to archetype

From cliche to archetype

1970

with Wilfred Watson

Playboy interview: Marshall McLuhan

Playboy interview: Marshall McLuhan

1969
Counterblast

Counterblast

1969
War and Peace in the Global Village

War and Peace in the Global Village

1968

with Quentin Fiore

Through the Vanishing Point: Space in Poetry and Painting

Through the Vanishing Point: Space in Poetry and Painting

1968

with Harley Parker

The Medium is the Message

The Medium is the Message

1967
The Medium and the Message: Understanding the Information World

The Medium and the Message: Understanding the Information World

1967
Das Medium ist die Botschaft

Das Medium ist die Botschaft

1967
El Medio es el Masaje: Un Inventario de Efectos

El Medio es el Masaje: Un Inventario de Efectos

1967

with Quentin Fiore

Il medium e il massaggio

Il medium e il massaggio

1967

with Quentin Fiore

Understanding Media

Understanding Media

1964
Jak rozumet mediim

Jak rozumet mediim

1964
Zrozumiec media

Zrozumiec media

1964
The Guttenberg Galaxy: The Making of Topographic Man

The Guttenberg Galaxy: The Making of Topographic Man

1962
Gutenberg Galaksisi - Tipografik Insanin Olusumu

Gutenberg Galaksisi - Tipografik Insanin Olusumu

1962
La galaxia de Gutenberg

La galaxia de Gutenberg

1962
The Gutenberg Galaxy

The Gutenberg Galaxy

1962
The Mechanical Bride : Folklore of Industrial Man

The Mechanical Bride : Folklore of Industrial Man

1951