“I may be wrong, but I’m never in doubt.” Those were the words of Proffesor Marshall McLuhan. The first thing that caught my attention from his original website were his quotes. You can get to know a character a lot just by reading or listening to words that came from his thoughts without planning them. There were a lot of quotes that helped me build a little bit of McLuhan´s character, but the one I put here is the one I think is the best example. By reading that quote I could notice that he was a very secure, strong man. A man who didn´t need anyone to tell him he was doing the right thing, he just had faith on what he was doing. Sometimes being so stubborn is not a good thing, but maybe that´s what led McLuhan to accomplish everything he did.
Then, after reading his biography, I realized that he wasnt such a stubborn and self commanded (from this I can also say that we can´t judge by the appearances). Even though since McLuhan was young he enjoyed talking and giving speeches because he thought this form better than writting, he had big goals with his studies. much of what McLuhan learned about media was from his
proffesors. For it was one of the proffesors who encouraged McLuhan to study and analyze communications and advertising specifically. And so he did. Later he became a professor and a very important one. I found this video in which he is debating with another big personality and they are both called “two of the most remarkable men of this era.”
McLuhan was the creator of a lot of terms, books and concepts known and important for today´s media. He had a different vission of the media, messages and society. For example, he didn´t give any importance to the form of writting or saying something, but instead he worried more about how the message was being delivered. McLuhan was a great man with a lot of future vision too. I think he madde a big development in media and society, and maybe thanks to him I am here at Lindenwood willing to study Communications.
Here is a video of Fr. Patrick Peyton Interviews Marshall McLuhan
Then, after reading his biography, I realized that he wasnt such a stubborn and self commanded (from this I can also say that we can´t judge by the appearances). Even though since McLuhan was young he enjoyed talking and giving speeches because he thought this form better than writting, he had big goals with his studies. much of what McLuhan learned about media was from his
proffesors. For it was one of the proffesors who encouraged McLuhan to study and analyze communications and advertising specifically. And so he did. Later he became a professor and a very important one. I found this video in which he is debating with another big personality and they are both called “two of the most remarkable men of this era.”McLuhan was the creator of a lot of terms, books and concepts known and important for today´s media. He had a different vission of the media, messages and society. For example, he didn´t give any importance to the form of writting or saying something, but instead he worried more about how the message was being delivered. McLuhan was a great man with a lot of future vision too. I think he madde a big development in media and society, and maybe thanks to him I am here at Lindenwood willing to study Communications.
Here is a video of Fr. Patrick Peyton Interviews Marshall McLuhan
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