When Code replaces scripture: Black Mirror, Technology and the Specter of Cristianity
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| Název: | When Code replaces scripture: Black Mirror, Technology and the Specter of Cristianity |
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| Autoři: | Peters, Rebecca Anne |
| Přispěvatelé: | University/Department: Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament d'Humanitats |
| Thesis Advisors: | Arribas, Sonia |
| Zdroj: | TDX (Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa) |
| Informace o vydavateli: | Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2021. |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Fyzický popis: | 230 p. |
| Témata: | Black Mirror, Science fiction, Dystopian futures, Technology, Christianity, Christian theology, History of christianity, Ciència-ficció, Futurs distòpics, Tecnologia, Cristianisme, Teologia cristiana, Història del cristianisme |
| Popis: | This thesis analyzes 12 episodes from the dystopian science fiction anthology series, Black Mirror (2011-present). Episodes selected are those that, as argued in this text, depict the role of technology as replacing that of traditional religion, namely Christianity. The importance of looking at these episodes together becomes clear when considering contemporary debates around technology and our collective technological aims. The analysis of individual episodes forms a foundation for the reading of Black Mirror and its technology within the framework of Christian concepts. Episodes are compared to the Christian concepts they mirror, historical events and theological debates within Christianity, and contemporary trends and events relating to technology. Throughout the history of western civilization, Christian belief has played an important role in shaping cultural ideologies particularly conceptions of death, suffering, and humanity’s place in the world; these ideas continue to penetrate cultural narratives today, despite declining self-recognition in the west as religious. |
| Description (Translated): | Aquesta tesi analitza el paper de la tecnologia en substitució del de la religió cristiana a través de 12 episodis de la sèrie de ciència-ficció Black Mirror (2011-present). La importància d'analitzar aquests episodis en conjunt es fa evident quan es consideren debats contemporanis entorn de la tecnologia i els nostres objectius tecnològics col·lectius. Es comparen els episodis amb conceptes cristians que reflecteixen, els esdeveniments històrics i els debats teològics del cristianisme i les tendències i esdeveniments contemporanis relacionats amb la tecnologia. Històricament, el cristianisme ha configurat la ideologia cultural d'occident, com les concepcions de la mort, el sofriment i el lloc de la humanitat al món; aquestes idees continuen penetrant en les narratives culturals actuals, tot i disminuir l'autoreconeixement d'Occident com a religiós. Programa de doctorat en Humanitats |
| Druh dokumentu: | Dissertation/Thesis |
| Popis souboru: | application/pdf |
| Jazyk: | English |
| Přístupová URL adresa: | http://hdl.handle.net/10803/673473 |
| Rights: | L'accés als continguts d'aquesta tesi queda condicionat a l'acceptació de les condicions d'ús establertes per la següent llicència Creative Commons: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Přístupové číslo: | edstdx.10803.673473 |
| Databáze: | TDX |
| Abstrakt: | This thesis analyzes 12 episodes from the dystopian science fiction anthology series, Black Mirror (2011-present). Episodes selected are those that, as argued in this text, depict the role of technology as replacing that of traditional religion, namely Christianity. The importance of looking at these episodes together becomes clear when considering contemporary debates around technology and our collective technological aims. The analysis of individual episodes forms a foundation for the reading of Black Mirror and its technology within the framework of Christian concepts. Episodes are compared to the Christian concepts they mirror, historical events and theological debates within Christianity, and contemporary trends and events relating to technology. Throughout the history of western civilization, Christian belief has played an important role in shaping cultural ideologies particularly conceptions of death, suffering, and humanity’s place in the world; these ideas continue to penetrate cultural narratives today, despite declining self-recognition in the west as religious. |
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