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Understanding Media

1964 essay by Marshall McLuhan
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Understanding Media

Summary

Understanding Media is a written work[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Understanding Media authored Marshall McLuhan[3].
  • Understanding Media's instance of is recorded as written work[4].
  • Understanding Media's instance of is recorded as monograph[5].
  • Understanding Media was published by S&P Global[6].
  • Understanding Media's genre is essay[7].
  • Understanding Media's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Understanding Media's country of origin is recorded as Canada[9].
  • Understanding Media was released on 1964[10].
  • Understanding Media's has edition or translation is recorded as Understanding media: The extensions of man[11].
  • Understanding Media's has edition or translation is recorded as Understanding Media[12].
  • Understanding Media's main subject is media studies[13].
  • Understanding Media's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Understanding Media'}[14].
  • Understanding Media's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Extensions of Man'}[15].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Understanding Media authored Marshall McLuhan[3]. It was published by S&P Global[6].

Publication

Understanding Media was released on 1964[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is essay[7].

Subject and Themes

Understanding Media's main subject is media studies[13].

Why It Matters

Understanding Media has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Canada Marshall McLuhan media studies S&P Global

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → media studies
    Aliases → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Open library id → OL32046303M, OL871783W
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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