Features

New Explorations Weblog is proud to be the home of these special serialized features of posts and articles:

McLuhan’s Mileau

This series will link to full, archived copies of literary articles cited by Marshall McLuhan in his published and unpublished work, as well as articles which illuminate art criticism and historical commentary of the modernist age.

More Than a Double-Take: How I Met Marshall McLuhan

More Than a Double-Take: How I Met Marshall McLuhan

Paul LevinsonJul 12, 2020

It was a drizzly day in New York in the Spring of 1977, if memory…

COVID-19, Black Lives Matter, and the Media

COVID-19, Black Lives Matter, and the Media

Paul LevinsonJul 11, 2020

In the past few months, I’ve done a large number of podcasts and videos about…

A Tale of Monumental Reprogramming

A Tale of Monumental Reprogramming

Lior LermanJul 10, 2020

During the French Revolution they didn’t know what to do with all of the oppressive…

The Birth of Law and Communication Studies: MEDIA AND SPACE

The Birth of Law and Communication Studies: MEDIA AND SPACE

Philip MoraisJul 8, 2020

Originally posted July 8, 2020. Updated October 28, 2023. The electric light is pure information.…

Remembered

This series catalogues fond reminiscences of Marshall McLuhan by friends and colleagues.

More Than a Double-Take: How I Met Marshall McLuhan

More Than a Double-Take: How I Met Marshall McLuhan

Paul LevinsonJul 12, 20204 min read

It was a drizzly day in New York in the Spring of 1977, if memory serves.  I was more than halfway through with my PhD in the Media Ecology Program at New York University, and Neil Postman was my doctorial…

COVID-19, Black Lives Matter, and the Media

COVID-19, Black Lives Matter, and the Media

Paul LevinsonJul 11, 20204 min read

In the past few months, I’ve done a large number of podcasts and videos about COVID-19, Black Lives Matter, and the media: A – I had conversations with Neil Andersen and Carol Arcus about all of those topics on their Mediacy podcast. …

A Tale of Monumental Reprogramming

A Tale of Monumental Reprogramming

Lior LermanJul 10, 20204 min read

During the French Revolution they didn’t know what to do with all of the oppressive royal monuments and the statues of posh bastards on horseback. An argument ensued in which some revolutionaries wanted to tear down these monuments, while others…

The Birth of Law and Communication Studies: MEDIA AND SPACE

The Birth of Law and Communication Studies: MEDIA AND SPACE

Philip MoraisJul 8, 202017 min read

Originally posted July 8, 2020. Updated October 28, 2023. The electric light is pure information. Marshall McLuhan, Understanding Media The Trojan Horse On October 25, 2019, Philip Morais with Windsor Law and School of Creative Arts hosted Media & Space: The…