A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

“Camp" is not a form of retrieval but rather simply rear-view-mirror nostalgia. It is not a new service environment or cliche, but a means of escaping into the gingerbread world of Mom and nursery.
Laws of Media, with Eric McLuhan (1988), p 189
Year: 1988
↪ Also at #6061
Compiled by William Kuhns
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