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Reading ′Black Mirror′ – Insights into Technology and the Post–Media Condition

Justin Michael Battin author German Duarte author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Transcript Verlag

Published:20th Dec '21

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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.

Besprochen in: merz, 65/2 (2021) https://blogs.lse.ac.uk, 14.05.2021, Beba Cibralic

ISBN: 9783837652321

Dimensions: 226mm x 147mm x 15mm

Weight: 666g

400 pages