May not the upshot of our technology be the awakening from the h… — “Culture without Literacy”, in Explorations #1, December (1953), p 127 reprinted in Essential McLuhan, (1995), p 312; additional reprints in Media Research Technology, Art and Communication (1997), p 138, and McLuhan Unbound #6, (2017)

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May not the upshot of our technology be the awakening from the historically conditioned nightmare of the past into a timeless present? Historic man may turn out to have been literate man. An episode.

“Culture without Literacy”, in Explorations #1, December (1953), p 127 reprinted in Essential McLuhan, (1995), p 312; additional reprints in Media Research Technology, Art and Communication (1997), p 138, and McLuhan Unbound #6, (2017)

Quote #2686

Year: 1953

Chapters: He’s Hopeful | History | Literacy | Today’s Transition

↪ Also at #2660, #3521, #6846