The presentation of technology as a response to human want or need
is a defining aspect of Black Mirror, a series that centers the
transhumanist conviction that ontological deficiency is a solvable
problem. The articles in this collection continue Black Mirror's
examination of the transhuman need for plentitude, addressing the
convergence of fantasy, the posthuman, and the dramatization of
fear. The contributors contend that Black Mirror reveals both the
cracks of the posthuman self and the formation of anxiety within
fantasy's empty, yet necessary, economy of desire. The strength of
the series lies in its ability to disrupt the visibility of
technology, no longer portraying it as a naturalized, unseen
background, affecting our very being at the ontological level
without many of us realizing it. This volume of essays argues that
this negative lesson is Black Mirror's most successful approach. It
examines how Black Mirror demonstrates the Janus-like structure of
fantasy, as well as how it teaches, unteaches, and reteaches us
about desire in a technological world.
General
| Imprint: |
McFarland & Company
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
November 2022 |
| Editors: |
Jacob Blevins
• Zahi Zalloua
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
277 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4766-8382-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-4766-8382-4 |
| Barcode: |
9781476683829 |
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