{"product_id":"black-mirror-and-critical-media-angela-m-cirucci-9781498573559","title":"Black Mirror and Critical Media Theory","description":"\u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Zone\u003c\/i\u003e of the twenty-first century. Already a philosophical classic, the series echoes the angst of an era, a civilization and consciousness fully engulfed in the 24\/7 media spectacle spanning the planet. With clever plots and existential themes, \u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e presents near-futures where humans collide with technology and each other--tomorrows that might arrive in five years or five minutes. Featuring scholars from three continents and ten nations, Black Mirror \u003ci\u003eand Critical Media Theory\u003c\/i\u003e is an international collection of critical media theory applied to one of the most intellectually provocative TV shows of our time and the all-too-real conditions that inspire it. Drawing from thinkers such as Michel Foucault, Jean Baudrillard, Guy Debord, Marshall McLuhan, and Paul Virilio, the authors reverse-engineer \u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e by probing the ideas, meanings, and conditions embedded in the episodes. This book is organized around six key topics reflected and explored in \u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e--human identity, surveillance culture, spectacle and hyperreality, aesthetics, technology and existence, and dystopian futures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Angela M. Cirucci\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 149857355X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781498573559\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lexington Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d","brand":"Angela M. Cirucci","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44598633693439,"sku":"9781498573559","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_becf8627-19fa-4fcd-81c0-7926656e38e3.jpg?v=1702383593","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-mirror-and-critical-media-angela-m-cirucci-9781498573559","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}