β Scribed by David Laraway
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Borges and Black Mirror convenes a dialogue between one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century, the philosophical fabulist Jorge Luis Borges, and one of the most important writers and producers of the twenty-first century, Charlie Brooker, whose Black Mirror series has become a milestone in an age of βpost-televisionβ programming. The bookβs introduction provides a detailed examination of the terms of engagement of Borges and Brooker and each of the chapters explores in a sustained way the resonances and affinities between one particular story by Borges and one particular episode of Black Mirror. The result is a series of essays that locate Brookerβs work with respect to a rich literary and philosophical tradition on the one hand and, on the other, demonstrate the relevance of Borgesβs work for anyone who wishes to understand one of our most emblematic cultural artifacts in the age of Netflix.
Front Matter ....Pages i-vii
Possessed by the Mirror (David Laraway)....Pages 1-20
Forgetting and Forgiving in an Age of Total Recall (David Laraway)....Pages 21-48
Nostalgia, the Virtual, and the Artifice of Eternity (David Laraway)....Pages 49-76
Executable Code (David Laraway)....Pages 77-107
Back Matter ....Pages 109-119
Literature; Latin American/Caribbean Literature; Twentieth-Century Literature; Film and Television Studies
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This book brings together scholars from various disciplines to think alongside Black Mirror with resources from the Christian tradition, discerning what the show and theology can teach us about how to live faithfully in a technocratic age.
<p>This comparative approach shows how the Platonic viewpoint sheds new light on Borges' essayistic and fictional work. Analyses to which extent his thought is deeply rooted in classical philosophical doctrines.</p>
This comparative approach shows how the Platonic viewpoint sheds new light on Borges' essayistic and fictional work. Analyses to which extent his thought is deeply rooted in classical philosophical doctrines.
<p>Who is the fairest in the land?<br />Not the one who uses such a fabulous mirror to ask such a vain question.<br />Mirari is about to realise just how powerful such a mirror is.<br />Who's Mirari?<br />You've met her countless times. Only you've probably never bothered giving her a name.<br />She