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Marshall McLuhan y la realidad virtual

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En la década de 1960, Marshall McLuhan fue considerado el pensador más importante desde Newton, Darwin y Einstein. Sin embargo, después de su muerte en 1980 sus investigaciones y predicciones sobre el impacto de los medios de comunicación se juzgaron a menudo como irrelevantes e ingenuas. Sólo en los últimos años el McLuhanismo parece resucitar. ¿Cuáles son las razones de este revival? Christopher Horrocks sostiene en este libro que las transformaciones radicales en los medios de comunicación y las tecnologías audiovisuales han dado un nuevo vigor al famoso lema de «El medio es el mensaje». En la actualidad, sus criterios sobre «la aldea global» y los «medios calientes y fríos» se han introducido en los discursos sobre el impacto sensorial, psicológico y social de la realidad virtual y el ciberespacio. Marshall McLuhan y la virtualidad analiza el pensamiento de McLuhan en relación con la revolución de la información, valora sus «incursiones» en la cultura auditiva y visual y las conexiones problemáticas de éstas con el marco global y colectivo de Internet. También examina sus afirmaciones a la luz de la teoría posmoderna y analiza en qué medida el renacimiento de McLuhan está relacionado con el «cyberbole» posthumano de la descorporización y la identidad virtual.

104 pages, Paperback

First published October 29, 1996

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April 3, 2021
This is just a really good introduction to and motivation to read the books of McLuhan. I thought about giving it four stars because I don't agree with criticisms of McLuhan presented and I think a better job could be done in presenting his influence, but then I though the way it is leaves it balanced and the scope of such a small book is big enough.
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July 25, 2009
Marshall McLuhan and Virtuality is an introduction into the ideas of the man who coined the term: the medium is the message. McLuhan was a Canadian thinker, educator, and media specialist. This book by Christopher Horrocks is written for the layman so is accessible even for those with little background on the subject. McLuhan's prescient arguments are integral for those who want a better understanding of media/cultural theory. McLuhan's longstanding influence over a generation of media theorists and cultural/social critics should not be overlooked. Only recommended for those planning to study media/cultural theory.
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October 14, 2014
I really appreciated the depth of examination the author put into McLuhan's work. I also appreciated Horrock's perspectives being presented after being prefaced with the failings of McLuhan's work. It made for a good investigation into McLuhan for me, previously I had only know of pro-Mcluhan technoromanticism. I would be interested to see where this authors thoughts on McLuhan's work is now in light of the explosion of social media technology
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