Coisas e Coisas
2011 marks the anniversary of the birth of Herbert Marshall McLuhan. Born July 21 in Edmonton, Alberta, McLuhan grew into a literary and media icon of extraordinary renown, topping the Globe and Mail's end-of-millennium poll of the twentieth century's ten most influential Canadians. No figure is more universally associated with the rise of media, information, and our transformation into a digital society. And no name is more widely or instantly associated with the University of Toronto [image of Marshall McLuhan Courtesy the University of Toronto Archives and Robert Lansdale Photography Limited].
In honour of the centenary it was proposed to build a year-long series of events, culminating with a space of public conferences, artistic exhibits, and participatory events at Centre for Technology and Culture of Toronto [contacts: R. Logan and Robert Scott; see also at Media Ecology Association].
- The History Of The Media In Society
Perception Reception: The history of the media in society. Call for Papers for a conference to be held between 4th and 7th July 2012 at Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK. The 4th Media History conference will focus on the ways in which people have understood...
- First Annual London Film And Media Conference
It will take place 12-14 July 2011 at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK. The conference explores, celebrates and critiques the screen-based traditions of film, TV, and digital media. Organisers continue to accept proposals for...
- Call For Papers Media And Transport Panel (scms New Orleans): March 2011
This panel seeks papers that interrogate the relationship between media and transport and attempt to rethink media through the lens of transportation and vice versa. At a metaphoric level, transport indicates carrying away, in the sense of physical mobility,...
- NoticiÁrio
Acho que uma das funções do noticiário é provocar uma tempestade tão violenta que só se possa dissipá-la com a cobertura. A cobertura elimina a pressão, pode-se resolver uma situação dando-lhe a máxima cobertura. De um certo ponto de vista,...
- Mcluhan Visto Por Filipa Subtil
No livro Compreender os media. As extensões de Marshall McLuhan, Filipa Subtil argumenta que a perspectiva de McLuhan rompe com a visão instrumental das técnicas de comunicação e afirma a sua importância como meios com capacidade para alterar o...
Coisas e Coisas
2011: CELEBRATION OF THE MCLUHAN CENTENARY
In honour of the centenary it was proposed to build a year-long series of events, culminating with a space of public conferences, artistic exhibits, and participatory events at Centre for Technology and Culture of Toronto [contacts: R. Logan and Robert Scott; see also at Media Ecology Association].
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- The History Of The Media In Society
Perception Reception: The history of the media in society. Call for Papers for a conference to be held between 4th and 7th July 2012 at Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK. The 4th Media History conference will focus on the ways in which people have understood...
- First Annual London Film And Media Conference
It will take place 12-14 July 2011 at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK. The conference explores, celebrates and critiques the screen-based traditions of film, TV, and digital media. Organisers continue to accept proposals for...
- Call For Papers Media And Transport Panel (scms New Orleans): March 2011
This panel seeks papers that interrogate the relationship between media and transport and attempt to rethink media through the lens of transportation and vice versa. At a metaphoric level, transport indicates carrying away, in the sense of physical mobility,...
- NoticiÁrio
Acho que uma das funções do noticiário é provocar uma tempestade tão violenta que só se possa dissipá-la com a cobertura. A cobertura elimina a pressão, pode-se resolver uma situação dando-lhe a máxima cobertura. De um certo ponto de vista,...
- Mcluhan Visto Por Filipa Subtil
No livro Compreender os media. As extensões de Marshall McLuhan, Filipa Subtil argumenta que a perspectiva de McLuhan rompe com a visão instrumental das técnicas de comunicação e afirma a sua importância como meios com capacidade para alterar o...