Eric McLuhan
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Marshall McLuhan
Herbert Marshall McLuhan, CC was a Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar—a professor of English literature, a literary critic, a rhetorician, and a communication theorist...
and co-authored with him the books The Laws of Media and Media and Formal Cause.
He received his B.Sc. in Communications from Wisconsin State University in 1972 and his M.A. and Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Dallas
University of Dallas
The University of Dallas is a private, independent Catholic regional university located in Irving, Texas, established in 1956, which is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. According to U.S...
in 1980 and 1982 respectively.
He is also the author
Author
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of Electric Language, The Role of Thunder in Finnegans Wake; the editor
Editing
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of the journal McLuhan Studies, and the collections of his father's work: The Book of Probes, McLuhan Unbound, The Medium and the Light; and the co-editor of Essential McLuhan.
He also performed the original Fordham Experiment
Fordham Experiment
The Fordham Experiment was an experiment done as part of a course on The Effects of Television by Eric McLuhan and Harley Parker at Fordham University in 1967 or 1968...
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