A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

…there is no philosopher or poet or scientist who does not have a theory of communication. A theory of communication concerns the resources available to the writer or performer as well as the public upon which these resources are brought to bear… Further, it is within the work of the people that is to be found their theory of communication, that is, both their perception of the problems and their conception of the public to be addressed…
“English Literature as Control Tower in Communication Study”, in English Quarterly (University of Waterloo), Vol. 7, No. 1, p 5
Chapter: Rhetoric
Compiled by William Kuhns
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