The digital dystopias of Black mirror and Electric dreams /

"This critical examination of two dystopian television series-Black Mirror and Electric Dreams-focuses on pop culture depictions of technology and its impact on human existence. Representations of a wide range of modern and futuristic technologies are explored, from early portrayals of artifici...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Keslowitz, Steven, 1984- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson , North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2020.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Using Pop Culture as a Lens to Understand Our Technology-Obsessed World
  • Reflections Through a Black Mirror
  • Technology and Political Manipulation: an examination of "The Waldo Moment" and "Safe and Sound"
  • Rate Me, like Me, follow Me, Control Me, love Me, Kill Me: a Dystopian guide to Social Media and online Dating
  • Privacy and Security-related Considerations in a hyper-Techno world
  • Alternate realities, Digital Clones and the Meaning and value of life
  • Dreading a Post-apocalyptic future: from "Metalhead" to "autofac" and beyond.