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Introduction to McLuhan

As part of my MA studies I’ve been forced encouraged to read a lot about/of McLuhan and technological determinism. Some of it good, some great, some “in the future you should cut down on the LSD”. I’d never really had a reason to study his writings and to spare others from reading the real sh**e once I’ve collected some of the videos and writings I found most interesting:

Easy to read Playboy interview with McLuhan from 1969

“Marshall McLuhan the man and his message” – one hour documentary, introduced by Tom Wolfe from 1984:

Marshall McLuhan – the man and his message

Marshall McLuhan – full lecture: The medium is the message – 1977:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Marshall McLuhan – the global village – a short introduction – quite impressive for someone who didn’t live to see the internet take off and worth watching if you’re interested … read on

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Nice to meet you, my name is Didde Elnif

I'm currently doing a PhD and teaching digital journalism, radio and digital sociology at University of Southern Denmark. Previously I've been head of programme at a conference called New Media Days (DR) and I've been digital editor at Dagbladet Information - head to Linkedin for more work/edu related info. If you want to get in touch send me an email at didde@elnif.dk or ping me at twitter.com/elnif

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