This is Marshall McLuhan: the medium is the massage

United States, 1967

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Professor McLuhan was a controversial Canadian scholar. In this program, he presents a variety of pictorial and editing techniques using images to explore the changes bought about by electronic technology and the effects of mass media on individuals and society, He aims to stimulate a re-examination of the contemporary world and discusses his own theories and the reactions to them.

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Credits

production company

National Broadcasting Company

McGraw-Hill Films

co-producer

Ernest Pintoff

Guy Fraumeni

Duration

00:53:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1967

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010831

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Mass media

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television - Psychological aspects

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Communication

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Technology - Social aspects

History → History

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology - Social aspects

People → McLuhan, Marshall, 1911-1980

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - United States

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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