McLuhan in space : a cultural geography / Richard Cavell.
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TextPublisher: Toronto, [Ontario] ; Buffalo, [New York] ; London, [England] : University of Toronto Press, 2002Copyright date: ©2002Description: 1 online resource (343 pages) : illustrationsContent type: - text
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- P92.5.M3 .C384 2002
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Demonstrates how McLuhan extended insights derived from advances in physics and artistic experimentation into a theory of acoustic space which he then used to challenge the assumptions of visual space that had been produced through print culture.
Includes index.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 13, 2016).
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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"Space" is a recurring theme in McLuhan's theories of communication. Cavell (English and Canadian studies, Univ. of British Columbia) explores space as it applies to visual, acoustic, architectural, and spatial constructs, particularly as McLuhan's concepts were influenced by his mentor, Harold Innis. Departing from other critiques on McLuhan, this book delves into the influence of the Canadian culture and geography on McLuhan's theoretical constructs. In addition to citing most of the major works by and about McLuhan, the author also consulted obscure articles and books to complete this study. Cavell has carefully researched the spatial aspects within McLuhan's theories and gives an important alternate view. Other books on McLuhan are easier to comprehend--for example, Donald Theall's The Virtual Marshall McLuhan (CH, Nov'01) and Philip Marchand's Marshall McLuhan: The Medium and the Messenger (1989)--but this volume nonetheless offers a serious study comparing and relating various complex concepts of space within McLuhan's broad spectrum of work. Recommended for graduate students and researchers in communication studies. R. Davis Kent State UniversityThere are no comments on this title.