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The Beatles on the set of Our World prior to the program, June 25, 1967 Well, what is called for example a generation gap today, the TV generation of kids, have a completely different set of perceptions from their parents. Their parents grew up in a visual world like the world of movies, where they […]
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New Book Publication & Book Launch: The Letters of Pierre Elliott Trudeau & Marshall McLuhan
Been Hoping We Might Meet Again By Elaine Kahn Two Canadian Catholic 20th-century public intellectuals whose lives and ideas intersected in surprising ways. This collection of their entire correspondence – from 1968 to 1980 – shines a light on their friendship and mutual respect during a fascinating period when television ruled and the world was […]
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Wednesday, September 26 at 7:00 – 8:00 pm (Doors open 6:30 pm) The Royal Ontario Museum, Bronfman Hall, Level 2, 100 Queen’s Park, Toronto, ON, M5S 2C6 Program Partner: The McLuhan Salons series presented by St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto. Join leaders in the arts community for an in-depth panel discussion on gender and power dynamics […]
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Doors Open Toronto Features Marshall McLuhan’s Original, Restored Office at St. Michael’s College
The photos above show Marshall McLuhan in his office at St. Michael’s College (1964), taken from the CBC documentary “McLuhan is the Message” (see video below). Visitors wishing to view Marshall McLuhan’s Office are invited to attend this weekend, March 26 & 27 at the following times: May 26 and 27, from 10 a.m. to 5 […]
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McLuhan Salon @ DigiFest Thursday, April 26th, 4:00 PM at Corus Quay The McLuhan Salons are back! And we are happy to team up with Toronto DigiFest for a panel on Media Arts and the Creative City, on Thursday, April 26th, 4:00 PM at Corus Quay (25 Dockside Drive, Toronto). Prior to 2018 Digifest Digital Pioneer Award, […]
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(Click on image for expanded view) The 1967 International and Universal Exposition or Expo 67, as it was commonly known, was a general exhibition, Category One World’s Fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from April 27 to October 29, 1967. It is considered to be the most successful World’s Fair of the 20th century with the most attendees to that date and 62 […]
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Presented by the St. Michael’s College – the McLuhan’s intellectual home in the University of Toronto – and its popular Book & Media Studies program, in conjunction with the Estate of Marshall McLuhan and several high-level academic and cultural institutions, a new series of McLuhan Salons takes place from September 2017 to April 2018 in different dynamic city locations further dissolving the boundaries of […]
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McLuhan Centre for Culture & Technology with Cultural Workers Organize Organizer of Book Launch: Culture/Work/Resistance LOCATION: McLuhan Centre for Culture & Technology, 39A Queens Park Crescent East off 121 St. Joseph St., Toronto, ON M5S 2C3 DATE & TIME: Tuesday, May 30, 6:00 – 7:30 PM REGISTER NOW […]
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Monday Night Seminar Showcasing Undergrad ICCIT Student Work LOCATION: McLuhan Centre for Culture & Technology, 39A Queens Park Crescent East off 121 St. Joseph St., Toronto, ON M5S 2C3 Monday Night Seminar: Monday, March 27th, 6:00 – 8:00 PM Description This Monday Night Seminar showcases the work of […]
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McLuhan Galaxy 
McGill Lecture: Marshall McLuhan’s Role in the Quiet Revolution, 1970
Quebec’s Quiet Revolution, October 1970 Written by Chloe Merritt on October 20, 2020 The McGill Institute for the Study of Canada (MISC) invited Jonathan Slater, a professor of public relations at State University of New York Plattsburgh (SUNY) on Oct. 14 to give a lecture exploring the influence of Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan on the role of mass […]
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