Controle e monitoramento: as amarras distópicas na série Black Mirror.

Abstract

The focus of this TCC is to point out, in three of the episodes of the Black Mirror series (Nosedive, Hated in the Nation and Arkangel), control and monitoring characteristics linked to the genre of dystopian narratives. Therefore, were used as a theoretical basis, the writings of the Polish sociologist Zygmunt Bauman (2001 and 2014) referring to the issues of liquidity in modernity and surveillance, of the Italian writer and philosopher Umberto Eco (1986 and 1994), which deal with the themes of science fiction and verisimilitude, by writers such as Queiroga and Liebig (2008) and Hilário (2013), which assist in the delimitation of characteristics related to dystopia, in addition to other cultural productions, that established links with the theme, such as Hunger Games (COLLINS, 2010), 1984 (ORWELL, 2003), etc. Concerning this, Bauman's concept of liquid modernity works as an analytical tool, which enables a broader look at the credible bridges present in science fiction, such as the Black Mirror production. Furthermore, studies related to surveillance, control mechanisms and their exponential propagation process are of paramount importance to highlight the criticism present in the episodes. For that reason, it appears, through the analyzes carried out, that there are points in the narratives in which they converge (the presence of tools that enable the individual's surveillance and control, for example), but without necessarily reproducing the same look on them. At last, it is necessary to emphasize the dimension of the critical character of the episodes, which present, throughout their narratives, these surveillance and control mechanisms some based on existing mechanisms and their consequences, both for society and for the individual.