McLuhan On Campus: Local Inspirations, Global Visions
Exhibition Committee: Matthew Brower, Laura Cunningham, Simon Rogers, John Shoesmith
Exhibition Assistants: Katherine Ing and Kalina Nedelcheva
John M. Kelly Library, St. Michael’s College, 113 St. Joseph Street, Toronto
October 13 - December 20, 2016
Explore the development of Marshall McLuhan’s theories in the context of his academic and personal life at the University of St. Michael’s College. McLuhan’s central role in the rise of the Toronto School of Communication is presented through artifacts, audio, texts, video and photographs selected from archival repositories across the University of Toronto and the Federated Colleges of St. Michael’s, Trinity and Victoria. The exhibition will feature items drawn from the Special Collections and holdings at St. Michael’s, including material from the Sheila and Wilfred Watson archives, Donald Theall papers and Marshall McLuhan collection. Rare and intimate examples on display include McLuhan’s correspondence and collaborations with friends and colleagues on campus such as Claude Bissell, Tom Easterbrook, Carl Williams, Harold Innis, Edmund Carpenter and Northrop Frye.
Photo by Daniel Torchia
REVIEWS
Daniel Torchia, “How the medium impacts your message,” Dialogue and Grace, December 5, 2016
Deacon Pedro, Catholic Focus: McLuhan is the Message, Salt + Light Television, December 21, 2016
William Goldie, “McLuhan is the Message,” The Varsity, October 23, 2016