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June 9, 2024
Leigh M. Johnson
Digital Humanities, Philosophy, Politics, Pop Culture/Film/Literature
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Listening to the Digital Dialogue conversation about Identity the other day, coupled with reading way-too-many of the “comments” sections on the Skip Gates’ arrest story, has gotten me thinking a lot about the merits and demerits of online anonymity. Anyone who spends more than a second on the Internet surely knows the drawbacks– “flame” wars,…
Read MoreHotel Bar Sessions, Episode 23: Superheroes
August 29, 2021
Leigh M. Johnson
Hotel Bar Sessions, Philosophy, podcast, Politics, Pop Culture/Film, Pop Culture/Film/Literature, Public Philosophy, RMWMTMBM Archive, Women and Gender Issues
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The HBS hosts discuss the role of superheroes in culture and popular media. In American graphic fiction and contemporary film, the superhero stands at the center of many popular narratives. Superhero stories published by DC Comics and Marvel are a multi-million dollar per year industry and, in 2019 alone, superhero movies grossed 3.19 billion dollars…
Read MoreBLACK MIRROR REFLECTIONS, Ep. 20: “Bandersnatch” with Eric Steinhart
February 19, 2021
Leigh M. Johnson
Black Mirror, Black Mirror Reflections, Blog 2023+, Emergent Tech, Philosophy, Pop Culture/Film/Literature, RMWMTMBM Archive, Technology, Technology and Human Values
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For Episode 20, I am joined by Dr. Eric Steinhart to talk about navigating compossible worlds and timelines, tech gods (and monsters), mental illness, books that (maybe) shouldn’t be read, and “Bandersnatch” (the stand-alone, interactive Black Mirror episode), which first premiered in 2018. Listen/Download BLACK MIRROR REFLECTIONS podcast episodes Subscribe to BLACK MIRROR REFLECTIONS podcast Before jumping…
Read MoreBLACK MIRROR REFLECTIONS, Ep. 18: “Rachel, Jack, and Ashley Too” with Karen Tongson
February 5, 2021
Leigh M. Johnson
Black Mirror, Black Mirror Reflections, Blog 2023+, Music, Philosophy, Pop Culture/Film/Literature, RMWMTMBM Archive, Technology, Technology and Human Values, Women and Gender Issues
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For Episode 18, I am joined by cultural critic and superstar podcaster Karen Tongson to talk about teenage angst, celebrity, what makes pop music “popular,” and “Rachel, Jack, and Ashley Too” (Episode 2, Season 5 of Black Mirror), which first premiered in 2019. Listen/Download BLACK MIRROR REFLECTIONS podcast episodes Subscribe to BLACK MIRROR REFLECTIONS podcast I have…
Read MoreBLACK MIRROR REFLECTIONS, Ep 12: “Black Museum” with Zandria F. Robinson
December 31, 2020
Leigh M. Johnson
Biotech, Black Mirror, Black Mirror Reflections, Blog 2023+, Ethics, Philosophy, Pop Culture/Film/Literature, Race and Racism, RMWMTMBM Archive, Technology, Technology and Human Values, Television
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For Episode 12, our first episode of 2021, I am joined by Dr. Zandria F. Robinson to talk about whose bodies get sacrificed in the name of scientific advancement, the contours of consciousness, suffering as spectacle, ancestral ghosts, and “Black Museum” (Season 4, Episode 6 of Black Mirror), which first aired in 2017. Listen/Download BLACK…
Read MoreBLACK MIRROR REFLECTIONS, Ep11: “USS Callister” with David Gunkel
December 20, 2020
Leigh M. Johnson
Artificial Intelligence, Black Mirror, Black Mirror Reflections, Emergent Tech, Ethics, Philosophy, Politics, Pop Culture/Film/Literature, RMWMTMBM Archive, Technology, Technology and Human Values, Television
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For Episode 11– our first Christmas episode!– I am joined by Dr. David Gunkel to talk about the possibility of virtual moral agents, the seriousness of online games, science fiction’s bad politics, and “USS Callister” (Episode 1, Season 4 of Black Mirror), which first premiered in 2017. Listen/Download BLACK MIRROR REFLECTIONS podcast episodes Subscribe to BLACK…
Read MoreBLACK MIRROR REFLECTIONS podcast, Ep9: “Shut Up and Dance” with Rick Lee
December 11, 2020
Leigh M. Johnson
Black Mirror, Black Mirror Reflections, Blog 2023+, Ethics, Philosophy, Politics, Pop Culture/Film/Literature, Public Philosophy, RMWMTMBM Archive, Technology, Technology and Human Values, Television
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For Episode 9, I am joined by Dr. Richard A. Lee to talk about aruveillance, trolling, forgiveness/absolution, and “Shut Up and Dance,” (Season 3, Episode 3 of Black Mirror), which first premiered in 2013. “Shut Up and Dance” is one of only a handful of Black Mirror episodes that does not include any futuristic technology, so…
Read MoreBLACK MIRROR REFLECTOINS podcast, Ep8: “The Waldo Moment” with Jason Read
December 9, 2020
Leigh M. Johnson
Black Mirror, Black Mirror Reflections, Blog 2023+, Ethics, Politics, Pop Culture/Film/Literature, RMWMTMBM Archive, Technology, Technology and Human Values, Television, Trump, Women and Gender Issues
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For Episode 8 of the BLACK MIRROR REFLECTIONS podcast, I am joined by Dr. Jason Read to talk about “The Waldo Moment” (Season 2, Episode 3 of Black Mirror), which first premiered in 2013 and has been, in retrospect, one of the most unfortunately prescient episodes of the series so far. This was my first…
Read MoreBLACK MIRROR REFLECTIONS podcast, Ep7: “Playest” with C. Thi Nguyen
December 4, 2020
Leigh M. Johnson
Artificial Intelligence, Black Mirror, Black Mirror Reflections, Blog 2023+, Ethics, Philosophy, Pop Culture/Film/Literature, Public Philosophy, RMWMTMBM Archive, Technology, Technology and Human Values, Television
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For Episode 7, I am joined by Dr. C. Thi Nguyen to talk about “Playtest” (Season 3, Episode 2), which premiered in 2013 and is the only Black Mirror episode that follows a straightforwardly “horror” format. Before getting to the Episode 7 notes, I want to announce that BLACK MIRROR REFLECTIONS now tweets! Please follow…
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