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The Moral Uncanny in Black Mirror
Margaret Gibson · Clarissa Carden Editors
The Moral Uncanny in Black Mirror
Editors Margaret Gibson Griffith University Nathan, QLD, Australia
Clarissa Carden Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research Griffith University Nathan, QLD, Australia
ISBN 978-3-030-47494-2 ISBN 978-3-030-47495-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47495-9 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover image: Morocko/Alamy Stock Photo Cover design by eStudioCalamar This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Contents
Introduction: The Moral Uncanny in Netflix’s Black Mirror Margaret Gibson and Clarissa Carden Reflected Anxieties and Projected Dystopias: Black Mirror, Domestic Media and Dark Fantasy Richard J. Hand Borges’s “Infinite Finite” in Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror Suzie Gibson and Dean Biron Lifelogging, Datafication and the Turn to Forgetting: Thinking Digital Memory Studies Through The Entire History of You Penelope Papailias
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Spectacular Return: Re-performance Inexhausted in ‘White Bear’s’ Exhibitionary Complex Bryoni Trezise
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Facial Obfuscation and Bare Life: Politicizing Dystopia in Black Mirror Grant Bollmer
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Invasive Gaming, Bio-Sensing and Digital Labour in Playtest Gareth Schott and Nick Munn
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Living on Beyond the Body: The Digital Soul of Black Mirror Clarissa Carden and Margaret Gibson
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Latent Memory, Responsibility and the Architecture of Interaction Kristin Veel
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God Is an Algorithm: Free Will, Authenticity and Meaning in Black Mirror Helena Bassil-Morozow
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Afterword
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