
With Wilfred Watson at Tony Schwartz's Studio
Marshall McLuhanJonathan
May 25, 2026June 1966Tony Schwartz's Studio, New York, NY
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A long dialogue explores McLuhan’s idea that clichés are fixed, repeated perceptions, while archetypes emerge when old forms collide with new media or environments. It links this shift to TV, advertising, tribal identity, education, and the contrast between visual, literate culture and acoustic, electric culture.
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