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Randal Marlin
Canadian academic
January 1, 1938 - May 15, 2026 (Age 88)
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He was educated at Princeton University, McGill University, the University of Oxford, Aix-Marseille University, and the University of Toronto.
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He was educated at Princeton University, McGill University, the University of Oxford, Aix-Marseille University, and the University of Toronto. Randal Marlin died on May 15, 2026. This memorial record includes life dates, public details, and ways for family, friends, and readers to add memories.
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- May 15, 2026
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- 1979After receiving a Department of National Defence fellowship to stud...
After receiving a Department of National Defence fellowship to study under propaganda scholar Jacques Ellul at Bordeaux in 1979–1980, he started a philosophy and mass communications class at Carleton called Truth and Propaganda, which has run annually ever since.
- 1998In 1998, Marlin published a book examining the public uproar follow...
In 1998, Marlin published a book examining the public uproar following the appointment of a former separatist Quebec political candidate to the top administrator's post at the new Ottawa Hospital.
- 2002One of the texts for this class is his 2002 book Propaganda and the...
One of the texts for this class is his 2002 book Propaganda and the Ethics of Persuasion, which examines historical, ethical, and legal issues relating to propaganda.
- 2013The revised second edition
The revised second edition, released in 2013, examines the Bush administration's use of propaganda based on fear to persuade Americans to support the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
- 2026Marlin died on 15 May 2026
Marlin died on 15 May 2026, at the age of 88.
- May 15, 2026Died
Randal Marlin died at age 88.
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He was educated at Princeton University, McGill University, the University of Oxford, Aix-Marseille University, and the University of Toronto.
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