Research Article

Utopian and Dystopian Approaches to Technology and Communication Technologies: With The Examples of The Jetsons and Westworld

Volume: 17 Number: 3 July 11, 2018
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Utopian and Dystopian Approaches to Technology and Communication Technologies: With The Examples of The Jetsons and Westworld

Abstract

Technology is undoubtedly a field and a pragmatist that is constantly evolving. It is being discussed particularly today that the technology that has built itself on the ongoing innovations or developments has also damages, such as benefits. Because every technological new development and innovation affects the field of communication, and communication technologies get fixed day by day. This situation has led to utopian and dystopic approaches to technology and communication technologies that are very important. Utopian and dystopic series which conduct a situational investigation and their increase, draw attention to the importance of this situation. It is important to emphasize the excessiveness of technology over artificial intelligence and even the questioning of the existence and the universe at Westworld, while many useful technological innovations seen in The Jetsons years ago are in everyday life today. The subject of this study is to discuss these approaches through examples. For this reason, the Westworld series, a dystopic example and The Jetsons cartoon, a utopian example of the study, will be examined to analyze relevant approaches.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Communication and Media Studies

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 11, 2018

Submission Date

April 24, 2018

Acceptance Date

July 4, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 17 Number: 3

APA
Yegen, C. (2018). Utopian and Dystopian Approaches to Technology and Communication Technologies: With The Examples of The Jetsons and Westworld. Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 17(3), 959-979. https://doi.org/10.21547/jss.417975
AMA
1.Yegen C. Utopian and Dystopian Approaches to Technology and Communication Technologies: With The Examples of The Jetsons and Westworld. GAUN-JSS. 2018;17(3):959-979. doi:10.21547/jss.417975
Chicago
Yegen, Ceren. 2018. “Utopian and Dystopian Approaches to Technology and Communication Technologies: With The Examples of The Jetsons and Westworld”. Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 17 (3): 959-79. https://doi.org/10.21547/jss.417975.
EndNote
Yegen C (July 1, 2018) Utopian and Dystopian Approaches to Technology and Communication Technologies: With The Examples of The Jetsons and Westworld. Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 17 3 959–979.
IEEE
[1]C. Yegen, “Utopian and Dystopian Approaches to Technology and Communication Technologies: With The Examples of The Jetsons and Westworld”, GAUN-JSS, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 959–979, July 2018, doi: 10.21547/jss.417975.
ISNAD
Yegen, Ceren. “Utopian and Dystopian Approaches to Technology and Communication Technologies: With The Examples of The Jetsons and Westworld”. Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 17/3 (July 1, 2018): 959-979. https://doi.org/10.21547/jss.417975.
JAMA
1.Yegen C. Utopian and Dystopian Approaches to Technology and Communication Technologies: With The Examples of The Jetsons and Westworld. GAUN-JSS. 2018;17:959–979.
MLA
Yegen, Ceren. “Utopian and Dystopian Approaches to Technology and Communication Technologies: With The Examples of The Jetsons and Westworld”. Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 17, no. 3, July 2018, pp. 959-7, doi:10.21547/jss.417975.
Vancouver
1.Ceren Yegen. Utopian and Dystopian Approaches to Technology and Communication Technologies: With The Examples of The Jetsons and Westworld. GAUN-JSS. 2018 Jul. 1;17(3):959-7. doi:10.21547/jss.417975

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