The Superfluousness of Big Brother: Charting the Evolution of Surveillance in Twentieth and Twenty First Century American and Global Anglophone Literature and Television

This dissertation charts the evolution of surveillance as presented in twentieth and twenty-first century American and Global Anglophone literature and television. It analyzes six exemplary works: 1984, The Circle, Black Mirror, Purity, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, and The Lowland. It seeks to move...

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Main Author: Pine, Ryan (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 2019
In:Year: 2019
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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