According to this thinker, Alexis de Tocqueville did not write about England because he had mastered a grammar that did not apply there yet. This thinker was inspired by Gestalt theory to contrast the “figure” of a technology with its “ground,” the context in which we view (-5[1])it. This thinker co-wrote a book with Quentin Fiore that analyzed the 100-letter (*) “thunder words” in Finnegans Wake to (-5[1])analogize how different technologies affect the stages of (15[1])history. This thinker examined how radio requires little user engagement while comic books require active participation to contrast “hot” (10[1])and “cool” activities. This thinker argued the invention of movable type sped up the shift towards a “global village.” For 10 points, name this Canadian (10[1])author of Understanding Media, who claimed “the medium is the message.” (0[2])■END■