Biomedia
Life in Smithereens
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21256554 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Benjamin Goh (0000-0001-8109-1132, London School of Economics and Political Science, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 124-134 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Law Technology and Humans (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2652-4074 • E-ISSN: 2652-4074 |
| Publisher | Queensland University of Technology (PUBLISHER • AU) |
| DOI | 10.5204/lthj.v2i1.1480 |
| OpenAlex | W3023451518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
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
Media studies · Media theory · Multimedia · Sociology · Television series · Computer Science · Cybernetics and Technology in Society · Digital Media and Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |