Marshall McCluhan

What a strange character he is! I was immediately reminded of Antonio Rutigliano, if anyone else has had him as a teacher, because of his unconventional teaching style and unique ideas about popular culture (although I wouldn't say he's totally against it as McCluhan was). It was interesting to hear about media from a more philosophical standpoint. He had a really interesting quote when he said, "a pervasive environment is almost beyond perception," and I really feel like this is what has happened with popular media. It's everywhere, affecting everything we do and we don't even realize how we are being brainwashed, and he was only referring to the billboards everywhere, imagine if he saw how advertisements are being used today.