Term Papers on Marshall McLuhan

Term Paper Title	Marshall McLuhan
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Marshall McLuhan

Com Arts 160

September 9, 2004

            Marshall McLuhan was known as a visionary educator of mass media. Born on July 21, 1911 in Edmonton, Alberta, Marshall had the remarkable capability to memorize and recite poetry, monologs and speeches. He acquired such a talent from his mother, an elocutionist who was known for her theatrical performances in theater and local churches. At first Marshall wanted to become and engineer, though his mind quickly changed after he began attending the University of Manitoba. There he fell in love with literature and preceded to major in English and Philosophy.  He furthered his education by attending the graduate school at Cambridge University, which opened a door towards his study of madia analysis.

            In 1936 Marshall McLuhan began teaching at the University of Wisconsin. There he discovered that even though he was only five to eight years older then his students, it seemed that they where a whole new generation. He saw this generational gap resulted from the different methods of learning, and after intense investigation he felt that in order to get through to his students he had to study their popular culture. He proceeded to teach in Catholic Universities while earning his PHD.

            Nineteen fifty one,  became a significantly important year for Marshall. The release of his first book The Mechanical Bride, an analysis of the social and psychological pressures generated by the mass madia,  which won Marshall a chairmanship of a Ford Foundation seminar and 40,00...

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