McLuhan

American  

[muh-kloo-uhn] / məˈklu ən /

noun

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

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McLuhan British  

/ məˈkluːən /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

In his fall 1971 convocation address at the University of Alberta, McLuhan told students that in an electronic world, people become “discarnate data, a sort of disembodied spirit coexisting and functioning simultaneously in diverse locations.”

From Slate • Jul. 28, 2025

McLuhan believed that whatever technology we use—in his time, telephone, telegraph, radio, or television—surrounds us in a certain environment.

From Slate • Jul. 28, 2025

“In terms of McLuhan, it isn’t a cool medium, it becomes a hot medium.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024

McLuhan argued more than 50 years ago that we would be enslaved by "new media" if we couldn't adapt to it.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2023

Marshall McLuhan plays year after year in the Superbowl.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai