CMST 3K03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Annie Hall
8 Dec 2013
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Canadian communication theorist, born in edmonton alberta. A student of innis, another wel known canadian communication theorist and. In 1960s, mcluhan becomes a pop culture icon, which is very unusual at this time. At the height of his popularity, he is visited by the beatles, interviewed by playboy, featured on the cover of newsweek and appears in woody allen film, annie hall. Mcluhan"s most famous and perplexing statement the medium is the message . Explaining his idea that the medium is the message he writes, all media work us over completely. They are so pervasive in their personal, political, economic, aesthetic, psychological, moral, ethical, and social consequences that they leave no part of us untouched, unaffected, unaltered. Any understanding of social change and cultural change is impossible without see slide. Book published in 67 is a collaboration between mcluhan and graphic designer quinten fiore. Collage style book with text superimposed on visuals and vice versa.
