Reading »Black Mirror«: Insights into Technology and the Post-Media Condition (Media Studies)

Reading »Black Mirror«: Insights into Technology and the Post-Media Condition (Media Studies)
by: German A. Duarte (Editor),Justin Michael Battin(Editor)
Publisher:transcript publishing
Publication Date: January 19, 2021
Language:English
Print Length:334 pages
ISBN-10:3837652327
ISBN-13:9783837652321
Book Description
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.
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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. Read more