Humanity in a Black Mirror

Essays on Posthuman Fantasies in a Technological Near Future (livre en anglais)

Ajouter à ma liste

Sous la direction de Jacob Blevins et Zahi Zalloua

Type: Etudes
Sujet: Un Film > Black Mirror (série TV)
Mots Clés: série TV, fantastique, technologie
Année d'édition: 2023
Editeur: McFarland & Co
Langue: anglais

Taille du livre

Format

Broché • 210 pages
15 x 23 cm

ISBN

978-1-4766-8382-9

Appréciation

(0 vote)

Moyenne des votes :

0	vote	= On peut s'en passer
0	vote	= Bon livre
0	vote	= Excellent livre
0	vote	= Unique / une référence

Votre vote : -

Signaler des informations incorrectes ou incomplètes

Description de l'ouvrage :
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.

À propos des auteurs :
Jacob Blevins is a professor of English at McNeese State University. He lives in Lake Charles, Louisiana.Zahi Zalloua is the Cushing Eells professor of philosophy and literature and a professor of French and interdisciplinary studies at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, and editor of The Comparatist. He is the author or co-author of seven books.

Revue de Presse :
"The speculative quality of the television series Black Mirror begs for a sustained theoretical analysis. Jacob Blevins and Zahi Zalloua have not only provided one but have produced a work that unlocks all the mysteries of the show and makes clear to everyone why they were interested in it in the first place. For anyone who has seen even one episode of Black Mirror, their book is simply required reading. It’s as if the series were invented just so that we could have this collection of remarkable interpretations that make clear the theoretical underpinnings of what we’ve seen."―Todd McGowan, University of Vermont

"An exciting and accessible assessment of the TV series. Weaving through questions of ethics, morality, race, sexuality, and desire. This book shows how Black Mirror provides cognitive mapping for our technological society. A pleasure to read and will delight anyone impressed by the vivid and familiar depictions, the dark sides and intrigues, of the digital world portrayed in Black Mirror."―Matthew Flisfeder, author of Algorithmic Desire: Toward a New Structuralist Theory of Social Media

"Humanity in a Black Mirror argues that this already ubercanonical anthology series, somewhat contrary to its popular reputation, empowers its audience to ‘traverse the fantasy’ of posthuman transformation of the self and society even as it shocks, horrifies, and disgusts us―showing how technological innovation is always a drama of attraction and revulsion, and sometimes both at the same time. It is a must-read volume for anyone interested in one of the most important and most influential science fiction shows of the twenty-first century."―Gerry Canavan, president of the Science Fiction Research Association, associate professor and chair of English, Marquette University

Voir le site internet de l'éditeur McFarland & Co

Voir la fiche de Black Mirror (série TV) (2011) sur le site IMDB ...

> Sur un thème proche :