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Category: (WEB)TV SERIES

The Rose-Colored World of Black Mirror’s “Nosedive”: Color and Gendered Expectations of Social Credit Systems

Author: Jolene Mendel American Public University Download PDF version The anthology television series Black Mirror (Netflix 2011–2023) has been praised for exploring ways that technology, left unregulated, can potentially affect our lives. While the series originated in the United Kingdom,...

“I’m in the Empire Business” Greed, Hubris, and Obsession in Breaking Bad and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Author: Douglas Rasmussen University of Saskatchewan Download PDF version A highly intertextual series, Breaking Bad (2008-2013) references numerous films, one notable one being The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948). The reference to The Treasure of the Sierra Madre occurs in...