Clothes are not worn merely to keep us warm and to protect our bodies. They are also worn to ''speak, '' in the sense that theatrical costumes speak. All media, moreover, are weapons, as well as masks of power that are "put on," so to speak
“Technology and the Human Dimension: Conversation with Louis Forsdale” (1974) in MM: The Man and His Message (1989)
Year: 1974
Chapter:
Clothing and Nakedness
Compiled by William Kuhns
© 2026, The Estate of Marshall McLuhan
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