Guest Posts

The Individuation of Punishment: Jeffrey Gower on Black Mirror’s “White Bear” (Part 1)

June 9, 2024 Leigh M. Johnson Black Mirror, Ethics, Guest Post, Philosophy, Politics, Pop Culture/Film/Literature, Public Philosophy, RMWMTMBM Archive, Television 0 Comments

This is another installment in my series of reviews of Black Mirror. These posts DO include spoilers. Stop reading now if you don’t want to know! [Note from Dr. J: What follows is a guest post from Jeffrey Gower, a brilliant philosopher, dear friend, and VAP in Philosophy at Wabash College.  Like me, Jeff also teaches the “White Bear” episode of Black Mirror in…

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Punishment as Spectacle: Jeffrey Gower on Black Mirror’s “White Bear” (Part 2)

June 9, 2024 Leigh M. Johnson Black Mirror, Ethics, Guest Post, Philosophy, Politics, Pop Culture/Film/Literature, Public Philosophy, RMWMTMBM Archive, Technology, Television 0 Comments

This is another installment in my series of reviews of Black Mirror. These posts DO include spoilers. Stop reading now if you don’t want to know! [Note from Dr. J: What follows is Part 2 of a two-part guest post from Jeffrey Gower.  You can read Part One here.] Near the end of “White Bear,” as Victoria sits bound to a…

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What You Didn’t See in Black Mirror’s “15 Million Merits” (Guest Post by Shannon M. Mussett)

June 9, 2024 Leigh M. Johnson Black Mirror, Ethics, Film, Film Reviews, Guest Post, Philosophy, Pop Culture/Film/Literature, Public Philosophy, RMWMTMBM Archive, Technology, Technology and Human Values, Television 0 Comments

[This is the next installment in my ongoing series of reviews of Black Mirror. These posts DO include spoilers. Stop reading now if you don’t want to know!] [Note from Dr. J: What follows is a guest post from Shannon M. Mussett, a brilliant philosopher and dear friend with whom I frequently disagree about almost all things technological.  When I posted my…

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