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Hackers as Heroes in German Film and Television
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2023
Summary
This book examines German feature films and television series centered around the figure of the computer hacker as a hero, introducing the German hacker genre to the ongoing scholarly discussion of genre in German cinema. William Mahan argues that the genre reflects a history of youth resistance, a complex political landscape, and an obsession with Datenschutz (data protection) in the German context to make the hacker an archetypal character with both national and global cultural appeal. Ultimately, Mahan posits, the continued prevalence of the hacker over the last twenty-five years suggests that while remaining relevant, the figure has also evolved and become dynamic in connection to developing technologies. Scholars of film studies, German studies, and cultural studies will find this book of particular interest.
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Copyright year
2023
ISBN-Print
978-1-6669-2582-1
ISBN-Online
978-1-6669-2583-8
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
164
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Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 24
Unmasking the German Hacker No access Pages 25 - 50
23, the Hacker’s Hero Ethic, and the KGB Hacks No access Pages 51 - 70
Data (In)Security in Who Am I—Kein System ist sicher No access Pages 71 - 84
You Are Wanted No access Pages 85 - 102
Tech History and The Billion Dollar Code No access Pages 103 - 130
The Chaos Computer Club No access Pages 131 - 144
Conclusion No access Pages 145 - 152
Bibliography No access Pages 153 - 158
Index No access Pages 159 - 162
About the Author No access Pages 163 - 164
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