McLuhan

[ muh-kloo-uhn ]

noun

1. Marshall, 1911–80, Canadian cultural historian and mass-communications theorist.

McLuhan

/ məˈkluːən /

noun

1. McLuhan(Herbert) Marshall19111980MCanadianWRITING: writerMISC: media analyst ( Herbert ) Marshall . 1911–80, Canadian author of works analysing the mass media, including Understanding Media (1964) and The Medium is the Message (1967)

Example Sentences

She came—it was like the Marshall McLuhan scene in Annie Hall.

From The Daily Beast

Marshall McLuhan long ago argued the now accepted thesis that different mediums have different influences on thinking.

From The Daily Beast

Aella asks the Marshall McLuhan question: “Why assume people want sex entertainment that mimics Hollywood movies?”

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Vardi, an admirer of McLuhan, often tells us that the medium is the message.

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Then there was the part that could quote Marshall McLuhan without Googling.

From The Daily Beast

McLuhan's words, as familiar as they are, bear the imprint of his original thinking.

From Project Gutenberg