Description: (Anthropologist, Historian, Writer, University teacher, Catholic priest, Literary critic, Journalist)
Walter Jackson Ong, an American Jesuit priest and English literature professor, was a cultural and religious historian and philosopher. He specialized in studying the effects of moving from orality to literacy on culture and human consciousness. As the president of the Modern Language Association in 1978, Ong explored the significant transformations resulting from changes in communication technologies. His work greatly enhanced our understanding of how language, media, and technology influence human thought and society.