Through diverse and theoretically rigorous chapters, Reading »Black Mirror« offers timely insights into our contemporary technological condition.
Very few contemporary television programs provoke spirited responses quite like the dystopian series Black Mirror. This provocative program, infamous for its myriad apocalyptic portrayals of humankind's relationship with an array of electronic and digital technologies, has proven quite adept at offering insightful commentary on a number of issues contemporary society is facing. This timely collection draws on innovative and interdisciplinary theoretical frameworks to provide unique perspectives about how confrontations with such issues should be considered and understood through the contemporary post-media condition that drives technology use.
German A. Duarte
Technology Technology Digital Media Digital Media Science Fiction Science Fiction Dystopia Dystopia Television Television Society Society Media Theory Media Theory Film
Besprochen in:merz, 65/2 (2021)https://blogs.lse.ac.uk, 14.05.2021, Beba Cibralic
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