Topic summary
Media scholar
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Media studies.
Origin
Culkin was also responsible for bringing his colleague and fellow media scholar Marshall McLuhan to Fordham University and, subsequently, for founding the Center for Understanding Media, which became the New School program. The Center for Understanding Media is credited with introducing students to the subject area of communication, education, and the arts. The course work included conducting research and carrying out various projects within these subjects. Both educators are recognized as pioneers in the discipline, credited with paving the way for media studies curriculum within the education system.