Steven Keslowitz is the author of four previous books and several law review articles exploring the intersection of law, media and popular culture. His writings have focused on topics such as The Simpsons, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, 24, methods of communication in the legal field, terrorism and the Holocaust. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, where he practices intellectual property and technology law. For more information, visit www.stevenkeslowitz.com.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsForeword by Marshall JuliusIntroduction: Using Pop Culture as a Lens to Understand Our Technology-Obsessed World1. Reflections Through a Black Mirror2. Technology and Political Manipulation: An Examination of “The Waldo Moment” and “Safe and Sound”3. Rate Me, Like Me, Follow Me, Control Me, Love Me, Kill Me: A Dystopian Guide to Social Media and Online Dating4. Privacy and ­Security-Related Considerations in a Hyper-Techno World5. Alternate Realities, Digital Clones and the Meaning and Value of Life6. Dreading a ­Post-Apocalyptic Future: From “Metalhead” to “Autofac” and BeyondConclusion: Waking Up from an Electric DreamAppendix A: Black Mirror and Electric Dreams Episode ListsAppendix B: Television and Film SourcesChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

“Digital Dystopias is a statement of warning, as many of us abandon ourselves to the conveniences provided by digital technology. At the same time, readers will find pleasure in discovering parallels between dystopian fiction and social reality. A fun read, with Keslowitz’s tone being neither pessimist nor cynical. Pandora’s box has been opened, he suggests; now it is on us to define the terms under which we want to live with, not under, technology. Let’s face it! Let’s face the future!”—Moritz Fink, author of The Simpsons: A Cultural History

Steven Keslowitz is the author of four previous books and several law review articles exploring the intersection of law, media and popular culture. His writings have focused on topics such as The Simpsons, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, 24, methods of communication in the legal field, terrorism and the Holocaust. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, where he practices intellectual property and technology law. For more information, visit www.stevenkeslowitz.com.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsForeword by Marshall JuliusIntroduction: Using Pop Culture as a Lens to Understand Our Technology-Obsessed World1. Reflections Through a Black Mirror2. Technology and Political Manipulation: An Examination of “The Waldo Moment” and “Safe and Sound”3. Rate Me, Like Me, Follow Me, Control Me, Love Me, Kill Me: A Dystopian Guide to Social Media and Online Dating4. Privacy and ­Security-Related Considerations in a Hyper-Techno World5. Alternate Realities, Digital Clones and the Meaning and Value of Life6. Dreading a ­Post-Apocalyptic Future: From “Metalhead” to “Autofac” and BeyondConclusion: Waking Up from an Electric DreamAppendix A: Black Mirror and Electric Dreams Episode ListsAppendix B: Television and Film SourcesChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

“Digital Dystopias is a statement of warning, as many of us abandon ourselves to the conveniences provided by digital technology. At the same time, readers will find pleasure in discovering parallels between dystopian fiction and social reality. A fun read, with Keslowitz’s tone being neither pessimist nor cynical. Pandora’s box has been opened, he suggests; now it is on us to define the terms under which we want to live with, not under, technology. Let’s face it! Let’s face the future!”—Moritz Fink, author of The Simpsons: A Cultural History

Steven Keslowitz is the author of four previous books and several law review articles exploring the intersection of law, media and popular culture. His writings have focused on topics such as The Simpsons, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, 24, methods of communication in the legal field, terrorism and the Holocaust. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, where he practices intellectual property and technology law. For more information, visit www.stevenkeslowitz.com.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsForeword by Marshall JuliusIntroduction: Using Pop Culture as a Lens to Understand Our Technology-Obsessed World1. Reflections Through a Black Mirror2. Technology and Political Manipulation: An Examination of “The Waldo Moment” and “Safe and Sound”3. Rate Me, Like Me, Follow Me, Control Me, Love Me, Kill Me: A Dystopian Guide to Social Media and Online Dating4. Privacy and ­Security-Related Considerations in a Hyper-Techno World5. Alternate Realities, Digital Clones and the Meaning and Value of Life6. Dreading a ­Post-Apocalyptic Future: From “Metalhead” to “Autofac” and BeyondConclusion: Waking Up from an Electric DreamAppendix A: Black Mirror and Electric Dreams Episode ListsAppendix B: Television and Film SourcesChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

“Digital Dystopias is a statement of warning, as many of us abandon ourselves to the conveniences provided by digital technology. At the same time, readers will find pleasure in discovering parallels between dystopian fiction and social reality. A fun read, with Keslowitz’s tone being neither pessimist nor cynical. Pandora’s box has been opened, he suggests; now it is on us to define the terms under which we want to live with, not under, technology. Let’s face it! Let’s face the future!”—Moritz Fink, author of The Simpsons: A Cultural History