{"product_id":"the-digital-dystopias-of-black-steven-keslowitz-9781476678689","title":"The Digital Dystopias of Black Mirror and Electric Dreams","description":"\u003cp\u003e This critical examination of two dystopian television series--\u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eElectric Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e--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 (\u003ci\u003eRossum's Universal Robots\u003c\/i\u003e, 1921) to digital consciousness transference as envisioned in \u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e's \"San Junipero.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven Keslowitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476678685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476678689\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Steven Keslowitz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985702715647,"sku":"9781476678689","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d0f4b653-3c27-451c-81b9-df245482008f.jpg?v=1683279064","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-digital-dystopias-of-black-steven-keslowitz-9781476678689","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}