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The Moral Uncanny in Black Mirror

Edited by Margaret Gibson, Edited by Clarissa Carden

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This erudite volume examines the moral universe of the hit Netflix show Black Mirror. It brings together scholars in media studies, cultural studies, anthropology, literature, philosophy, psychology, theatre and game studies to analyse the significance and reverberations of Charlie Brooker’s dystopian universe with our present-day technologically mediated life world. Brooker’s ground-breaking Black Mirror anthology generates often disturbing and sometimes amusing future imaginaries of the dark side of ubiquitous screen life, as it unleashes the power of the uncanny. This book takes the psychoanalytic idea of the uncanny into a moral framework befitting Black Mirror’s dystopian visions. The volume suggests that the Black Mirror anthology doesn’t just make the viewer feel, on the surface, a strange recognition of closeness to some of its dystopian scenarios, but also makes us realise how very fragile, wavering, fractured, and uncertain is the human moral compass.

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Normally shipped | Available from overseas. Usually dispatched in 14 days
Publisher | Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Published date | 6 Nov 2020
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 195
Dimensions | 210 x 148 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-3-0304-7494-2
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BISAC | performing arts / film & video / general


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