MDSA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: The Gutenberg Galaxy, F. R. Leavis, Frankfurt School
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Marshall mcluhan / the toronto school of media. Due to movies / tv show, a lot of stereotype appear in the society. > argued that mass media was dangerous for citizens. > the members looked at how nazis used media to promote war and racism. > examined media technology, and was critical of television as making people less. Mcluhan is very famous and his work has been in uential in media studies. Suggest the idea that people share ideas. Attended university of manitoba studying english literature. Phd in english from cambridge in 1942. Became a longtime professor of english literature at the university of toronto. Marshall mcluhan was a rare celebrity professor. The medium is the message: an inventory of e ects. Studied under literary theorist f. r leavis at cambridge. Leavis believed that three was high culture ( shaksphere, classics, jane austen) and there was. Lead people to watch high culture show.
