{"product_id":"the-digital-dystopias-of-black-mirror-and-electric-dreams-9781476678689","title":"The Digital Dystopias of Black Mirror and Electric Dreams","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Steven Keslowitz\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Television - Genres - Science Fiction, Fantasy \u0026amp; Horror\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46455844798615,"sku":"9781476678689","price":2846.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781476678689.webp?v=1769176426","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-digital-dystopias-of-black-mirror-and-electric-dreams-9781476678689","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}