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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 artificial intelligence (Rossum's Universal Robots, 1921) to digital consciousness transference as envisioned in Black Mirror's "San Junipero."
These representations reflect societal anxieties about unfettered technological development and how a world infused with invasive artificial intelligence might redefine life and death, power and control. The impact of social media platforms is considered in the contexts of modern-day communication and political manipulation.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Marshall Julius
Introduction: Using Pop Culture as a Lens to Understand Our Technology-Obsessed World
1. Reflections Through a Black Mirror
2. Technology and Political Manipulation: An Examination of "The Waldo Moment" and "Safe and Sound"
3. Rate Me, Like Me, Follow Me, Control Me, Love Me, Kill Me: A Dystopian Guide to Social Media and Online Dating
4. Privacy and Security-Related Considerations in a Hyper-Techno World
5. Alternate Realities, Digital Clones and the Meaning and Value of Life
6. Dreading a Post-Apocalyptic Future: From "Metalhead" to "Autofac" and Beyond
Conclusion: Waking Up from an Electric Dream
Appendix A: Black Mirror and Electric Dreams Episode Lists
Appendix B: Television and Film Sources
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
