Created by Charlie Brooker, first broadcast by Channel 4 and later by Netflix, TV series Black Mirror recounts the tensions of an era. It is a representation of the anxieties that accompany the complex relationship between digital technologies and Western contemporary societies. ThisTV series has met with global success, and over the years, many studies have been published in various countries across different disciplines. This paper intends to explore the reasons why Black Mirror is an object of study particularly important for Media Studies, since it poses questions that contemporary Media Theory must necessarily face.

A Broken Black Mirror: Serial Narratives And Media Theory in Charlie Brooker’s TV Series

Mario Tirino
2019-01-01

Abstract

Created by Charlie Brooker, first broadcast by Channel 4 and later by Netflix, TV series Black Mirror recounts the tensions of an era. It is a representation of the anxieties that accompany the complex relationship between digital technologies and Western contemporary societies. ThisTV series has met with global success, and over the years, many studies have been published in various countries across different disciplines. This paper intends to explore the reasons why Black Mirror is an object of study particularly important for Media Studies, since it poses questions that contemporary Media Theory must necessarily face.
2019
978-1-5275-3643-2
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