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Define and discuss what McLuhan's phrase "global village" refers to.

Global Village

A term that describes how the world has been made smaller and more interconnected by electronic communication, leading to an increase in the awareness of global issues.

McLuhan

A theorist known for his work on media theory, famously coining the phrase "the medium is the message."

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MARISSA BALAGTASMay 14, 2024
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McLuhan used the phrase to describe how electronic media collapse space and time and enable people everywhere to interact and experience life on a global scale.In effect,technology has shrunk the globe to the size of a village,where we perceive a closeness that transcends the traditional boundaries of time and space.It appears that communication technologies have in fact changed how we perceive and understand each other.