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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.		Educational activities about Marshall McLuhan, the Man and his Message

	Growing up at the McLuhans'		World is a global village		McLuhan predicts 'world connectivity'
	Marshall's younger brother Maurice reminisces about childhood in Edmonton. (Radio; runs 1:47)		Television has transformed the world into an interconnected tribe McLuhan calls a "global village". (TV; runs 8:44)		One day, people will learn via an electronic circuitry system, McLuhan says. (TV; runs 3:25)

	A pop philosopher		McLuhan for the masses		The destroyer of civilization
	Communications expert Marshall McLuhan theorizes on "hot" and "cool" media. (Radio; runs 5:26)		The professor publishes his theories in condensed form under the punning title The Medium is the Massage. (Radio; runs 8:00)		Is Marshall McLuhan contributing to literature's demise? (Radio; runs 1:33)

	Gzowski interviews McLuhan		It's cool not to shave		Homage to The Runner
	Did the eminent professor really fail grade six? (TV; runs 6:59)		McLuhan suggests there's a subconscious reason Pierre Elliott Trudeau has grown a beard. (Radio; runs 2:11)		Marshall McLuhan, the media theorist who was always "on the move," has died of a stroke. (Radio; runs 4:09)

	Understanding McLuhan, finally
	In a 1995 news report, a new medium called "the Internet" sounds a lot like the electronic circuitry system Marshall McLuhan predicted in the 1960s. (TV; runs 1:33)

LINKS Topic from Les Archives de Radio-Canada on the same subject McLuhan, prophète des temps modernes 1960s a GoGo For more groovy 60s clips, visit the topic "1960s a GoGo" External sites McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology Wired article on McLuhan resurgence University of Toronto's McLuhan bio, timeline, bibliography McMaster History Links The CBC assumes no responsibility for the content of external links.

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