Biomedia: Life in Smithereens

This article suggests that media theory could lend some vocabularies with which to map the technical infrastructures of life. Focusing on the digital production of life, we read Marshall McLuhan’s concept of media alongside ‘Smithereens’, the second episode of the fifth instalment of the Netflix dig...

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Main Author: Benjamin Goh
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Language:English
Published: Queensland University of Technology 2020-05-01
Series:Law, Technology and Humans
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Online Access:https://lthj.qut.edu.au/article/view/1480
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spelling doaj-dcfba37041ed4521a4bd4f504257140f2021-06-02T11:39:22ZengQueensland University of TechnologyLaw, Technology and Humans2652-40742020-05-012112413410.5204/lthj.v2i1.14801480Biomedia: Life in SmithereensBenjamin Goh0London School of Economics and Political ScienceThis article suggests that media theory could lend some vocabularies with which to map the technical infrastructures of life. Focusing on the digital production of life, we read Marshall McLuhan’s concept of media alongside ‘Smithereens’, the second episode of the fifth instalment of the Netflix digital television series Black Mirror.https://lthj.qut.edu.au/article/view/1480biopoliticsmedia theorylifemediadigitaltelevisionblack mirrordispositif
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title Biomedia: Life in Smithereens
title_short Biomedia: Life in Smithereens
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title_fullStr Biomedia: Life in Smithereens
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publisher Queensland University of Technology
series Law, Technology and Humans
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publishDate 2020-05-01
description This article suggests that media theory could lend some vocabularies with which to map the technical infrastructures of life. Focusing on the digital production of life, we read Marshall McLuhan’s concept of media alongside ‘Smithereens’, the second episode of the fifth instalment of the Netflix digital television series Black Mirror.
topic biopolitics
media theory
life
media
digital
television
black mirror
dispositif
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