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BLACK MIRROR REFLECTIONS

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Thinking through the technology, philosophy, morality, and politics of Black Mirror
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Episodes

"White Bear" (with special guest, Charles W. Mills)

For Episode 17, I am joined by Dr. Charles Mills to talk about punishment, non-ideal theories of justice, why philosophers love science fiction, and "White Bear" (Season 2, Episode 2 of Black Mirror ), which first premiered in 2013. Dr. Charles W. Mills is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at The Graduate Center, CUNY. He works in the general area of social and political philosophy, particularly in oppositional political theory as centered on class, gender, and race. He is the author of ov...

Jan 29, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 17

"Striking Vipers" (with special guest, Adriel M. Trott)

In this episode, Adriel Trott and Dr. J discuss the ways in which VR complicates not only our conventional understandings of the distinction between the "real" and the "simulated," but also our conventional understandings of sex, gender, sexuality, and desire. Check out the full episode notes and links to further readings here . ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...

Nov 27, 2020•42 min•Ep. 4

"The National Anthem" (with special guest, Ammon Allred)

"The National Anthem" premiered as the inaugural episode of Black Mirror in 2011. Despite the fact that it does not include any futuristic technologies, it set the scene for the series and remains one of the most controversial and riveting episodes. Should the Prime Minister have done it? Why do so many people find this spectacle fascinating? What, if any, moral judgments can (or should) we make about works of art? Does the development of deepfake technology over the last several years change ho...

Nov 26, 2020•53 min•Ep. 3

'White Christmas" (with special guest, Chris Gilliard)

Dr. Chris Gilliard joins Dr. J in this episode to discuss his work on "digital redlining," incarceration and e-carceration, the ethics of "blocking," and whether its okay to torture or coerce digital copies of human consciousnesses... all in the context of Black Mirror's first special holiday episode, "White Christmas." Check out the full episode notes and links to further readings here . ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...

Nov 24, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 2

"15 Million Merits" (with special guest, Shannon Mussett)

"15 Million Merits" (Season 1, Episode 2) presents itself as a fairly straightforward story of lost love, of meaningless work, of empty consumerism, and the dangers of reality television. But is there another story hidden in it? Shannon Musset offers another way of viewing this episode, and asks us to think about what-- and who-- we didn't pay attention to in '15 Million Merits." Check out the full episode notes and links to further readings here . ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...

Nov 22, 2020•45 min•Ep. 1
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